Agamben's Philosophical Trajectory / / Adam Kotsko.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Kotsko, Adam,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

Tracks how Agamben’s thought evolved in response to contemporary political and intellectual eventsFocuses on Agamben’s intellectual developmentOffers the first study of the complete Homo Sacer seriesTakes into account Agamben’s recently-published memoirAddresses the full range of Agamben’s thought on linguistics, poetics, politics and theologyGiorgio Agamben has emerged as one of the most perceptive and even prophetic political thinkers of his era. Now that he has completed his multi-volume Homo Sacer series – his career-defining work – Adam Kotsko, one of his leading translators, shows how Agamben's political concerns emerged and evolved as he responded to contemporary events and new intellectual influences while striving to remain true to his deepest intuitions. Kotsko reveals the trajectory of Agamben’s work and shows us what it means to practice philosophy as a living, responsive discipline.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations for Works by Agamben -- Introduction: Living With Agamben -- 1. Becoming Agamben -- 2. Taking on the Political -- 3. In Search of a Method -- 4. Abandoning the Project -- 5. Late Labors -- Conclusion: An Archaeology of Agamben -- Bibliography -- Index