The philosophy of Agamben / Catherine Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Catherine, 1972- author.

Series:

Continental European philosophy.

Continental European philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agamben, Giorgio, 1942-.

Agamben, Giorgio.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 153 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Giorgio Agamben has gained widespread popularity in recent years for his rethinking of radical politics and his approach to meta-physics and language. However, the extraordinary breadth of historical, legal and philosophical sources which contribute to the complexity and depth of Agamben’s thinking can also make his work intimidating. Covering the full range of Agamben’s work, this critical introduction outlines Agamben’s key concerns: metaphysics, language and potentiality, aesthetics and poetics, sovereignty, law and biopolitics, ethics and testimony, and his powerful vision of completed humanity. Highlighting the novelty of Agamben’s approach while also situating it in relation to the work of other continental thinkers, The Philosophy of Agamben presents a clear and engaging introduction to the work of this original and influential thinker.

Contents:

Metaphysics: negativity, potentiality and death

Aesthetic: language, representation and the object

Politics: biopolitics, sovereignty and nihilism

Ethics: testimony, responsibility and the witness

Messianism: time, happiness and completed humanity.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49279-X

1-317-49280-3

1-315-71172-9

1-282-94731-1

9786612947315

1-84465-410-9

9781315711720

OCLC:

898104171