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The Use of Bodies (Hardcover)
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The Use of Bodies (Hardcover)
Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
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Giorgio Agamben's Homo Sacer was one of the seminal works of
political philosophy in recent decades. It was also the beginning
of a series of interconnected investigations of staggering ambition
and scope, investigating the deepest foundations of Western
politics and thought. The Use of Bodies represents the ninth and
final volume in this twenty-year undertaking, breaking considerable
new ground while clarifying the stakes and implications of the
project as a whole. It comprises three major sections. The first
uses Aristotle's discussion of slavery as a starting point for
radically rethinking notions of selfhood; the second calls for a
complete reworking of Western ontology; and the third explores the
enigmatic concept of "form-of-life," which is in many ways the
motivating force behind the entire Homo Sacer project. Interwoven
between these major sections are shorter reflections on individual
thinkers (Debord, Foucault, and Heidegger), while the epilogue
pushes toward a new approach to political life that breaks with the
destructive deadlocks of Western thought. The Use of Bodies
represents a true masterwork by one of our greatest living
philosophers.
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