Form of Life: Agamben and the Destitution of Rules - Couverture souple

Fusco, Gian Giacomo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1474460933 ISBN 13 : 9781474460934

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2024

Synopsis

The notion of form-of-life 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 the ‘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 helpful in 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1474460933
• ISBN 13: 9781474460934
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
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• Personne responsable: non disponible