Agamben and Politics: A Critical Introduction

Sergei Prozorov

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2014

Agamben and Politics

A Critical Introduction

Sergei Prozorov

In the series Thinking Politics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748676224

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A critical introduction to Giorgio Agamben’s political thought that highlights its affirmative dimension

Tracing how the logic of inoperativity works in the domains of language, law, history and humanity, Agamben and Politics systematically introduces the fundamental concepts of Agamben’s political thought and a critically interprets his insights in the wider context of contemporary philosophy.

Agamben’s commentators and critics tend to focus on his powerful critique of the Western political tradition in the Homo Sacer series. But this narrow focus serves to obscure the overall structure of Agamben’s political thought, which is neither negative nor critical but affirmative. Sergei Prozorov brings out the affirmative mood of Agamben’s political thought, focusing on the concept of inoperativity, which has been central to Agamben’s work from his earliest writings.

Key Features

The first critical introduction to focus on Agamben's political thought
Shows Agamben's political thought to be primarily affirmative rather than critical
Reads Agamben's politics in the context of his first philosophical works on ontology and ethics
Covers all of Agamben's published work, introducing the full variety of themes and concepts he addresses

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Chapter 1 All’s Well That Ends Well: Agamben’s Comic Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Chapter 2 The Sabbatical Animal: The Politics of Inoperativity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 3 Speaking the Unspeakable: Inoperative Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Chapter 4 How to Play with the Law: Inoperative Statehood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 5 The Time of the End: Inoperative History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 208
Keywords: Politics

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Published: April 22, 2014
ISBN: 9780748676224