Giorgio Agamben

Informationen zum Autor Alex Murray Klappentext Giorgio Agamben is one of the most important and controversial figures in contemporary continental philosophy and critical theory. This book explains Agamben's key ideas! including: an overview of his work; analysis of Agamben's philosophy of language and life; and! theories of ethics and 'witnessing'. Zusammenfassung Giorgio Agamben is one of the most important and controversial figures in contemporary continental philosophy and critical theory. This book explains Agamben's key ideas, including: an overview of his work; analysis of Agamben's philosophy of language and life; and, theories of ethics and 'witnessing'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Why Agamben? Key Ideas 1. Language and the Negativity of Being 2. Infancy and Archaeological Method 3. Potentiality and ‘the Task of the Coming Philosophy’ 4. Politics – Bare Life and Sovereign Power 5. The Homeland of Gesture – Art and Cinema 6. The Laboratory of Literature 7. Bearing Witness and Messianic Time After Agamben Further Reading Works Cited

Product details

• Authors: Alex Murray, Alex (Queens University) Murray, Murray Alex
• Assisted by: Robert Eaglestone (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2010
• EAN: 9780415451680
• ISBN: 978-0-415-45168-0
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers; Routledge Critical Thinkers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -