Giorgio Agamben's work develops a new philosophy of life. On its
horizon lies the conviction that our form of life can become the
guiding and unifying power of the politics to come. Informed by
this promise, "The Power of Life" weaves decisive moments and
neglected aspects of Agamben's writings over the past four decades
together with the thought of those who influenced him most
(including Kafka, Heidegger, Benjamin, Arendt, Deleuze, and
Foucault). In addition, the book positions his work in relation to
key figures from the history of philosophy (such as Plato, Spinoza,
Vico, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Derrida). This approach enables
Kishik to offer a vision that ventures beyond Agamben's warning
against the power "over" (bare) life in order to articulate the
power "of" (our form of) life and thus to rethink the biopolitical
situation. Following Agamben's prediction that the concept of life
will stand at the center of the coming philosophy, Kishik points to
some of the most promising directions that this philosophy can
take.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
David Kishik
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 407mm (L x W x H) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth
|
Pages: |
144 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-7229-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8047-7229-0 |
Barcode: |
9780804772297 |
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