Profanations

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Profanations is a philosophical essay collection by Giorgio Agamben that explores themes such as the sacred and the profane, play, capitalism, and the nature of contemporary life.

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instanceOf book
essay collection
author Giorgio Agamben NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
exploresConcept commodification under capitalism
play as a form of resistance
profanation of the sacred
the concept of the face
the figure of genius
the idea of the museum as a separate sphere
the notion of use
the spectacle of contemporary culture
genre philosophical essays
hasEssay Eros NERFINISHED
Genius NERFINISHED
In Praise of Profanation NERFINISHED
Judgment Day NERFINISHED
Magic and Happiness NERFINISHED
The Assistants NERFINISHED
The Assistants of the Last Judgment NERFINISHED
The Author as Gesture NERFINISHED
The Face NERFINISHED
The Friend NERFINISHED
The Museum NERFINISHED
The Six Most Beautiful Minutes in the History of Cinema NERFINISHED
influencedBy Carl Schmitt NERFINISHED
Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED
Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED
language Italian
mainTheme aesthetics
capitalism
contemporary life
play
the museum and spectacle
the sacred and the profane
use and inoperativity
notableFor developing the concept of profanation as returning things to common use
originalTitle Profanazioni NERFINISHED
philosophicalConcern politics of everyday life
relationship between law and life
secularization and the sacred
philosophicalTradition continental philosophy
critical theory
publisher Neri Pozza NERFINISHED
relatedWork Homo Sacer NERFINISHED
State of Exception NERFINISHED
The Coming Community NERFINISHED
subjectOf philosophical analysis of profanation as a political act

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Giorgio Agamben notableWork Profanations