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Form of Life: Agamben and the Destitution of Rules

English · Hardback

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The concept of a form-of-life is the centre of gravity around which Agamben has advanced his attempts to think of an alternative politics. It refers to a living dimension that has overthrown the structures of power in which humans are supposedly destined to live, disclosing the possibility of a new understanding of political and legal life. By placing 'form-of-life' in the context of contemporary philosophy, this book re-imagines anew some of the basic categories of human socialities - such as work, rights, obligation, property, and use. It explores the ways in which Agamben's philosophy might be a strategic resource for developing political and legal strategies that leave behind a situation dominated by pervasive sovereign violence.At a moment of history in which the fundamental promises of Western modernity are undergoing a decisive crisis, to look beyond the basic categories of human social institutions becomes an urgency. Through a close engagement with Agamben's concept of form-of-life, this book seeks to challenge the current crisis of juridical, political and economic reality.

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Giorgio Agamben's form-of-life discloses the possibility of a new understanding of political and legal life. This book places ‘form-of-life’ in the context of contemporary philosophy, re-imagining some of the basic categories of human socialities- such as work, rights, obligation, property and use.

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Authors Gian Fusco, Gian Giacomo Fusco, FUSCO GIAN GIACOMO
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2022
 
EAN 9781474460927
ISBN 978-1-4744-6092-7
No. of pages 232
Series Encounters in Law & Philosophy
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education

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