{"product_id":"giorgio-agamben-9780415451697","title":"Giorgio Agamben","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiorgio Agamben is one of the most important and controversial figures in contemporary continental philosophy and critical theory. His work covers a broad array of topics from biblical criticism to Guantanamo Bay and the war on terror'. \u003cstrike\u003e\u003c\/strike\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Murray explains Agamben's key ideas, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean overview of his work from first publication to the present \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear analysis of Agamben's philosophy of language and life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etheories of ethics and witnessing'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe relationship between Agamben's political writing and his work on aesthetics and poetics. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigating the relationship between politics, language, literature, aesthetics and ethics, this guide is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the complex nature of modern political and cultural formations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018150183255,"sku":"9780415451697","price":24.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415451697.jpg?v=1750775803","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/giorgio-agamben-9780415451697","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}