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Giorgio Agamben (/ əˈɡæmbən / ə-GAM-bən; Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo aˈɡamben]; born 22 April 1942) is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, [7] form-of-life (borrowed from Ludwig Wittgenstein) and homo sacer.
Giorgio Agamben is one of the leading figures in Italian philosophy and radical political theory, and in recent years, his work has had a deep impact on contemporary scholarship in a number of disciplines in the Anglo-American intellectual world.
Mar 7, 2018 · Giorgio Agamben (b.1942) is a philosopher of Italian origin who, since the World Trade Centre attacks in September 2001, has challenged the wide use of emergency measures for people control.
Giorgio Agamben (b. 1942) is one of the leading figures in philosophy and political theory. His unique readings of literature, literary theory, continental philosophy, political thought, religious studies, and art have made him one of the most innovative thinkers of our time.
Jul 8, 2023 · This article begins with a discussion of Agamben’s philosophy of language, and its relation to his theorization of modernity. It then moves on to address his politics, and several key concepts in his political theory: the state of exception, homo sacer and bare life.
Dec 16, 2023 · Giorgio Agamben (b. 1942, Rome) is an academic cosmopolitan. He teaches in Italy at the University of Venice and in France at the Collège international de philosophie in Paris and travels the world as a visiting professor.
Jul 26, 2017 · Giorgio Agamben was born in Rome in 1942. He studied law and philosophy at the University of Rome and completed a thesis on the political thought of Simone Weil as part of his laurea degree (the Italian equivalent of an undergraduate qualification).
Jun 1, 2006 · This review essay examines in some detail Giorgio Agamben’s recent State of Exception, his third in a series of books that reconstruct sovereignty using a range of interdisciplinary and critical tools.
(1942–)Italianphilosopher best known for his concept of homo sacer. Agamben studied at the University of Rome, completing a doctorate on the political thought of Simone Weil. In 1966 and 1968 he participated in Martin Heidegger's seminars on Heraclitus and Hegel.
Article Summary. Born in Rome in 1942, Giorgio Agamben is one of the most important and influential figures in contemporary continental philosophy. Profoundly influenced by both Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin, he has been publishing books since L’uomo senza contenuto (The Man Without Content) was released in 1970.
