Agamben's coming philosophy : finding a new use for theology / Colby Dickinson and Adam Kotsko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickinson, Colby, author.

Kotsko, Adam, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-.

Agamben, Giorgio.

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940--Influence.

Benjamin, Walter.

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940.

Theology.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

viii, 269 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2015]

Summary:

One of the many challenges for readers of Agamben's sprawling and heterogeneous body of work is what to make of his increasingly insistent focus on theology. Agamben's Coming Philosophy brings together Colby Dickinson, the author of Agamben and Theology, and Adam Kotsko, the translator of several of Agamben's more recent theologically-oriented books, to discuss Agamben's unique approach to theology-and its profound implications for understanding Agamben's philosophical project and the deepest political and ethical problems of our time. This book covers the whole range of Agamben's work, from his earliest reflections to his forthcoming magnum opus, The Use of Bodies. Along the way, the authors provide an overview of Agamben's project as a whole, as well as incisive reflections on individual works and isolated themes. This volume is essential reading for anyone grappling with Agamben's work. The theological starting point leads to a thorough examination of Agamben's methodology, his relationship with his primary sources (most notably Walter Benjamin) and his relevance for questions of politics, ethics and philosophy. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Agamben as a Reader of Benjamin

1 On the 'Coming Philosophy' / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 21

2 Reading the 'Critique of Violence' / Adam Kotsko Kotsko, Adam 41

3 Gestures of Text and Violence / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 51

4 Citing 'Whatever' Authority / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 67

II Futures of Political Theology

5 Immanence as Revelation / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 87

6 Agamben's Messianic Nihilism / Adam Kotsko Kotsko, Adam 111

7 The Divisions of Sovereignty / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 125

8 Perhaps Psychoanalysis? / Adam Kotsko Kotsko, Adam 137

III Methods, Economies, Theologies

9 Genealogy and Political Theology / Adam Koisko Koisko, Adam 157

10 The 'Absence' of Gender / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 167

11 The Theology of Neoliberalism / Adam Kotsko Kotsko, Adam 183

12 Cur Deus Homo Sacer? / Colby Dickinson Dickinson, Colby 201

13 Paul and the Jewish Alternative / Adam Kotsko Kotsko, Adam 219

14 What Is to Be Done? The Endgame of the Homo Sacer Series / Adam Kotsko Kotsko, Adam 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

1783484020

9781783484010

1783484012

9781783484027

OCLC:

900594765

Publisher Number:

99963570293