The Use of Bodies: Homo Sacer IV, 2 by Giorgio Agamben (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Use of Bodies by Giorgio Agamben, Adam Kotsko The final volume in Homo Sacer, Giorgio Agambens wide-ranging investigation of the foundations of Western politics and culture. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Giorgio Agambens Homo Sacer was one of the seminal works of political philosophy in recent decades. It was also the beginning of a series of interconnected investigations of staggering ambition and scope, investigating the deepest foundations of Western politics and thought. The Use of Bodies represents the ninth and final volume in this twenty-year undertaking, breaking considerable new ground while clarifying the stakes and implications of the project as a whole. It comprises three major sections. The first uses Aristotles discussion of slavery as a starting point for radically rethinking notions of selfhood; the second calls for a complete reworking of Western ontology; and the third explores the enigmatic concept of "form-of-life," which is in many ways the motivating force behind the entire Homo Sacer project. Interwoven between these major sections are shorter reflections on individual thinkers (Debord, Foucault, and Heidegger), while the epilogue pushes toward a new approach to political life that breaks with the destructive deadlocks of Western thought. The Use of Bodies represents a true masterwork by one of our greatest living philosophers. Author Biography Giorgio Agamben is a contemporary Italian philosopher and political theorist whose works have been translated into numerous languages. His most recent title with Stanford University Press is Stasis (2015). Review "Among the most important features of Agambens work, evident in this volume as much as in the whole series, is his attention to theological categories, and his realization that secular political philosophy roots its concepts in them...This is an important book. It can be read by itself, with profit, as a version of the arguments Agamben has been offering for more than three decades."—Paul J. Griffiths , Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology"In The Use of Bodies, Agamben...takes up again the topic of life, giving us perhaps the most complete genealogy of the philosophical concept of life ever to appear. In particular, Agamben wants to think a conception of life that cannot be separated from its form, a life that cannot be rendered bare. Herein, we are finally treated with Agambens full conception of the form-of-life, long awaited in his work."—A.J. Smith, Anglican Theological Review"The Use of Bodies completes its task as set out—Agamben draws together lines of inquiry [and] sets the stage for destituent potential as an inspiration for the coming politics....This work is an essential read for any followers of Agambens work, as well as one of the more accessible works in his Homo Sacer project."—Michael P.A. Murphy, Reading Religion Long Description Giorgio Agambens Homo Sacer was one of the seminal works of political philosophy in recent decades. It was also the beginning of a series of interconnected investigations of staggering ambition and scope, investigating the deepest foundations of Western politics and thought. The Use of Bodies represents the ninth and final volume in this twenty-year undertaking, breaking considerable new ground while clarifying the stakes and implications of the project as a whole. It comprises three major sections. The first uses Aristotles discussion of slavery as a starting point for radically rethinking notions of selfhood; the second calls for a complete reworking of Western ontology; and the third explores the enigmatic concept of "form-of-life," which is in many ways the motivating force behind the entire Homo Sacer project. Interwoven between these major sections are shorter reflections on individual thinkers (Debord, Foucault, and Heidegger), while the epilogue pushes toward a new approach to political life that breaks with the destructive deadlocks of Western thought. The Use of Bodies represents a true masterwork by one of our greatest living philosophers. Review Quote "Among the most important features of Agambens work, evident in this volume as much as in the whole series, is his attention to theological categories, and his realization that secular political philosophy roots its concepts in them...This is an important book. It can be read by itself, with profit, as a version of the arguments Agamben has been offering for more than three decades." Details ISBN0804792348 Author Adam Kotsko Short Title USE OF BODIES Publisher Stanford University Press Language English Translator Adam Kotsko ISBN-10 0804792348 ISBN-13 9780804792349 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 195 Residence IT Birth 1942 Affiliation Professor of Philosophy, Universit? IUAV di Venezia Pages 320 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-03-16 Imprint Stanford University Press Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Subtitle Homo Sacer IV, 2 UK Release Date 2016-03-16 AU Release Date 2016-03-16 NZ Release Date 2016-03-16 US Release Date 2016-03-16 Series Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics Alternative 9780804798402 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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