9780804798402-0804798400-The Use of Bodies (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)

The Use of Bodies (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)

ISBN-13: 9780804798402
ISBN-10: 0804798400
Edition: 1
Author: Giorgio Agamben
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Paperback 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780804798402
ISBN-10: 0804798400
Edition: 1
Author: Giorgio Agamben
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Paperback 320 pages

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The Use of Bodies (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) (ISBN-13: 9780804798402 and ISBN-10: 0804798400), written by authors Giorgio Agamben, was published by Stanford University Press in 2016. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Church & State (Religious Studies, Modern, Philosophy, Political) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Use of Bodies (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Church & State books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $3.37.

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Giorgio Agamben's 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 Aristotle's 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.

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