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Agamben and Politics
Sergei Prozorov
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Description for Agamben and Politics
Paperback. Rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary thinkers, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben uses his ideas about ontology - the philosophy of being - as a foundation for his political theory. This book looks at Agamben's entire corpus of political thought. Series: Thinking Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
This is a critical introduction to Giorgio Agamben's political thought that highlights its affirmative dimension. Rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary thinkers, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has made an original contribution to 'first-philosophical' debates. He uses his ideas about ontology - the philosophy of being - as a foundation for his political theory. Sergei Prozorov looks at Agamben's entire corpus of political thought in this systematic and critical introduction to his fundamental concepts. He pulls out the concept of 'inoperativity' as central to Agamben's work from his earliest writings and shows how this concept works in ... Read more
This is a critical introduction to Giorgio Agamben's political thought that highlights its affirmative dimension. Rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary thinkers, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has made an original contribution to 'first-philosophical' debates. He uses his ideas about ontology - the philosophy of being - as a foundation for his political theory. Sergei Prozorov looks at Agamben's entire corpus of political thought in this systematic and critical introduction to his fundamental concepts. He pulls out the concept of 'inoperativity' as central to Agamben's work from his earliest writings and shows how this concept works in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Thinking Politics
Condition
New
Weight
318g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748676217
SKU
V9780748676217
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About Sergei Prozorov
Sergei Prozorov is Lecturer in World Politics and Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the Department of Political and Economic Studies, University of Helsinki.
Reviews for Agamben and Politics
'Prozorov has provided us with a wide-ranging study of Agamben's work that is both useful and engaging, a study that will surely meet its goal of enticing and emboldening its readers to return to Agamben's own texts with renewed interest and understanding.' Adam Kotsko, Shimer College - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews