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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kotsko, Adam

Titel

Agamben's Philosophical Trajectory

Ort / Verlag

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2022]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Tracks how Agamben’s thought evolved in response to contemporary political and intellectual eventsFocuses on Agamben’s intellectual developmentOffers the first study of the complete Homo Sacer seriesTakes into account Agamben’s recently-published memoirAddresses the full range of Agamben’s thought on linguistics, poetics, politics and theologyGiorgio Agamben has emerged as one of the most perceptive and even prophetic political thinkers of his era. Now that he has completed his multi-volume Homo Sacer series – his career-defining work – Adam Kotsko, one of his leading translators, shows how Agamben's political concerns emerged and evolved as he responded to contemporary events and new intellectual influences while striving to remain true to his deepest intuitions. Kotsko reveals the trajectory of Agamben’s work and shows us what it means to practice philosophy as a living, responsive discipline