Sergei Prozorov

Agamben and Politics (eBook, ePUB)

A Critical Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Tracing how the logic of inoperativity works in the domains of language, law, history and humanity, 'Agamben and Politics' systematically introduces the fundamental concepts of Agamben's political thought and a critically interprets his insights in the wider context of contemporary philosophy. In a change of focus from Agamben's other commentators, Sergei Prozorov brings out the affirmative mood of Agamben's political thought. He concentrates on the concept of inoperativity, which has been central to Agamben's thought from his earliest writings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780748676248
• Artikelnr.: 56904116

Autorenporträt

Sergei Prozorov is Professor of Political Science at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the author of books including The Biopolitics of Stalinism (2016) and Agamben and Politics (2014), also published by Edinburgh University Press. He has published over 30 articles in major international journals. His research interests include political philosophy, theories of democracy and totalitarianism, biopolitics and governance.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. All's Well That Ends Well: Agamben's Comic Politics
2. The Sabbatical Animal: The Politics of Inoperativity
3. Speaking the Unspeakable: Inoperative Language
4. How to Play with the Law: Inoperative Statehood
5. The Time of the End: Inoperative History
6. Outside of Being: Inoperative Humanity
Conclusion: An Optimist Against All Odds
Bibliography, Index.