Kingdom and the Glory - For a Theological Genealogy of Economy and Government

Zusatztext "Agamben's argument is complex! multifaceted! and comprehensive! and! indeed! it offers a useful model His method is a philosophical archaeology that joins philosophy and philology in seeking those moments in history in which concepts are formulated or significantly altered and then order subsequent modes of discourse and thought with long term ramifications for human society." Informationen zum Autor Giorgio Agamben, an Italian philosopher and political theorist, teaches at the IUAV University in Venice and holds the Baruch Spinoza Chair at the European Graduate School. His most recent works available in English translation from Stanford University Press include "What is an Apparatus?" and Other Essays (2009), Nudities (2010), and The Sacrament of Language (2011). Klappentext Giorgio Agamben, an Italian philosopher and political theorist, teaches at the IUAV University in Venice and holds the Baruch Spinoza Chair at the European Graduate School. His most recent works available in English translation from Stanford University Press include "What is an Apparatus?" and Other Essays (2009), Nudities (2010), and The Sacrament of Language(2011). Zusammenfassung Arguing that Western power is both "government" and "glory," this book reveals the "theological-economic" paradigm at the origin of several of the most important components of modern politics and illuminates the function of consent and the media in today's democracies.

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• Authors: Giorgio Agamben, Giorgio/ Chiesa Agamben, Agamben Giorgio, Agamben Giorgio
• Assisted by: Lorenzo Chiesa (Translation), Matteo Mandarini (Translation)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2011
• EAN: 9780804760164
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-6016-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics; Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous