Giorgio Agamben
E170480
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work on biopolitics, states of exception, and the concept of "homo sacer," which has significantly influenced contemporary political and legal theory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giorgio Agamben canonical | 7 |
| Agamben | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
legal theorist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
contemporary legal theory
ⓘ
contemporary political philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| familyName |
Giorgio Agamben
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Agamben
|
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
ⓘ
biopolitics ⓘ legal theory ⓘ literary theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Giorgio ⓘ |
| influenced |
biopolitical theory
ⓘ
contemporary political theory ⓘ legal realism ⓘ
surface form:
critical legal studies
political theology scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Carl Schmitt ⓘ Hannah Arendt ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary continental philosophy
ⓘ
post-structuralism ⓘ |
| name | Giorgio Agamben self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
bare life
ⓘ
form-of-life ⓘ homo sacer ⓘ state of exception ⓘ whatever singularity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life
ⓘ
Means Without End: Notes on Politics ⓘ Profanations ⓘ Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive ⓘ State of Exception ⓘ The Coming Community ⓘ The Kingdom and the Glory ⓘ The Open: Man and Animal ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agamben