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The Figure of This World
Mathew Abbott
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Description for The Figure of This World
Hardcover. The work of the Italian Continental philosopher Giorgio Agamben is usually read in terms of critical theory or traditional political philosophy. In this book, the author argues that Agamben's thought has been widely misunderstood. It radically reinterprets Agamben's political philosophy, including his concepts of 'bare life' and 'the exception'. Series: Crosscurrents. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
This title fundamentally rereads Agamben to defend and develop his philosophy as post-Heideggerian political ontology. What if we've been wrong when reading Agamben? The work of the Italian Continental philosopher Giorgio Agamben is usually read in terms of critical theory or traditional political philosophy. Now Mathew Abbott argues that Agamben's thought has been widely misunderstood. Instead, he shows that it engages with political ontology: studying the political stakes of the question of being. It radically reinterprets Agamben's political philosophy, including his concepts of 'bare life' and 'the exception'. It places Agamben's work in its philosophical context, positioning it in relation ... Read more
This title fundamentally rereads Agamben to defend and develop his philosophy as post-Heideggerian political ontology. What if we've been wrong when reading Agamben? The work of the Italian Continental philosopher Giorgio Agamben is usually read in terms of critical theory or traditional political philosophy. Now Mathew Abbott argues that Agamben's thought has been widely misunderstood. Instead, he shows that it engages with political ontology: studying the political stakes of the question of being. It radically reinterprets Agamben's political philosophy, including his concepts of 'bare life' and 'the exception'. It places Agamben's work in its philosophical context, positioning it in relation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Crosscurrents
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748684090
SKU
V9780748684090
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About Mathew Abbott
Mathew Abbott is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Ballarat.
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