Screen LibraryGiorgio Agamben : legal, political and philosophical perspectives /
"Giorgio Agamben: Legal, Political and Philosophical Perspectives brings together contributions from scholars in a number of fields - including many who have worked closely with Agamben - in order to argue that Agamben's thought is vital to the future directions of research in the humaniti...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Giorgio Agamben: Legal, Political and Philosophical Perspectives brings together contributions from scholars in a number of fields - including many who have worked closely with Agamben - in order to argue that Agamben's thought is vital to the future directions of research in the humanities and social sciences. The book is divided into three sections, each coalescing around a different perspective. Contributions in the first section examine the potential for Agamben's thought to impact upon future legal scholarship. Papers draw upon wide ranging issues such as legal oaths, legal reasoning a |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 252 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415637589 (hardback) : 0415637589 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | K230 |
| CLC: | D903 |
| Call Number: | D903/G499 |
| Contents: |
The curse of the law and the coming politics : on Agamben, Paul And the Jewish alternative / 'A particular fetishism' : love, law and the image in Agamben / Agamben and the possibilities of tradition / The necessary critique of divine violence : notes on Agamben, Benjamin and Sorel / The ontological surplus of sovereign violence : political emancipation and the emancipation of the political / |