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The Philosophy of Agamben.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (166 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781317492801
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Philosophy of AgambenDDC classification:
  • 195
LOC classification:
  • B3611.A44 M55 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Metaphysics: negativity, potentiality and death -- 2. Aesthetics: language, representation and the object -- 3. Politics: biopolitics, sovereignty and nihilism -- 4. Ethics: testimony, responsibility and the witness -- 5. Messianism: time, happiness and completed humanity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chronology of major works -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Giorgio Agamben has gained widespread popularity for his rethinking of radical politics and his approach to metaphysics and language. This work outlines Agamben's key concerns: metaphysics, language and potentiality, aesthetics and poetics, sovereignty, law and biopolitics, ethics and testimony, and his powerful vision of post-historical humanity.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Metaphysics: negativity, potentiality and death -- 2. Aesthetics: language, representation and the object -- 3. Politics: biopolitics, sovereignty and nihilism -- 4. Ethics: testimony, responsibility and the witness -- 5. Messianism: time, happiness and completed humanity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chronology of major works -- Bibliography -- Index.

Giorgio Agamben has gained widespread popularity for his rethinking of radical politics and his approach to metaphysics and language. This work outlines Agamben's key concerns: metaphysics, language and potentiality, aesthetics and poetics, sovereignty, law and biopolitics, ethics and testimony, and his powerful vision of post-historical humanity.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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