Giorgio Agamben
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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,[4] form-of-life (borrowed from Ludwig Wittgenstein) and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics (carried forth from the work of Michel Foucault) informs many of his writings.
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Born | (1942-04-22) 22 April 1942 (age 82) |
Nationality | Italian |
Education | Sapienza University of Rome (Laurea, 1965) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Philosophy of life[1] |
Main interests | Aesthetics Political philosophy Social philosophy |
Notable ideas | Homo sacer State of exception Whatever singularity Bare life Auctoritas Form-of-life The zoe–bios distinction as the "fundamental categorial pair of Western politics"[2] The paradox of sovereignty[3] |
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