Giorgio Agamben Libros

Lo que queda de Auschwitz es la tercera entrega de la serie Homo Sacer que Giorgio Agamben dedica a examinar la tica y la poltica occidentales. En este ltimo libro, el autor se centra en la respuesta tica que se ha dado a la infame sujecin biopoltica que fueron los campos de exterminio nazis. En los dos libros anteriores de Homo Sacer, Agamben defina el campo de cocentracin como el nomos de la tierra, es decir, el espacio biopolitco por antonomasia. En cambio, Lo que queda parte de la constatacin de que los estudios de los procesos, la burocracia y la mecnica que dictaron el Holcausto, no han esclarecido an cmo fue posible que sucediera, debido a la dificultad que comporta imaginar lo inimaginable y entender el testimonio aportado por quienes fueron testigos del exterminio. La reflexin tica sobre el valor de la palabra que nos propone toma como punto de partida la nuda condicin humana en los Lger y defiende, a la luz de la determinacin poltica de la vida, una eticidad que d testimonio de la absoluta separacin impuesta por la ambicin suprema del biopoder moderno: producir en un cuerpo humano la separacin absoluta entre el viviente y el hablante, de la Zo y el Bios, del no-hombre y del hombre: la supervivencia.

Esta obra reúne una amplia selección de ensayos inéditos o dispersos en revistas hoy inhallables. Ordenados en tres secciones distintas -Lenguaje, Historia, Potencia-, los diversos motivos de su pensamiento rondan obstinadamente en torno a un único centro, que el título resume en la fórmula: la potencia el pensamiento. En todos estos textos se revela, de hecho, un experimento en curso en el cual lo que está en juego es, en cada caso, el hombre como ser de potencia, que ninguna tarea histórica y ninguna vocación biológica pueden agotar, y que por eso está irrevocablemente consignado a la felicidad.

Through a unique approach, the book offers an autobiographical insight into the life of philosopher Giorgio Agamben, revealing his identity through the influences of notable figures like Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin. Instead of a traditional narrative, it intertwines images, photographs, and objects from his creative spaces, creating a self-portrait that reflects his encounters and passions. This blend of visual and textual elements forms a distinctive auto-heterography, showcasing how others have shaped his thought and writing.

Offers Agamben's genealogy of power in terms of political, philosophical and legal thought. This book investigates the genealogy of the strife between the Polis and its population with particular regard to the Greek concept of stasis and the strife with the commonwealth of Hobbes' Leviathan.

The final volume in Homo Sacer, Giorgio Agamben's wide-ranging investigation of the foundations of Western politics and culture.

A richly illustrated analysis from one of Europe's greatest living philosophers. In Pinocchio, Giorgio Agamben turns his keen philosopher's eye on the famous nineteenth-century novel by Carlo Collodi. To Agamben, Pinocchio's adventures are a kind of initiation into life itself. Like us, the mischievous puppet is caught between two worlds. He is faced with the alternatives of submitting to authority or of carrying on, stubbornly indulging his way of being. From Agamben's virtuoso interpretation of this classic story, we learn that we can harbor the mystery of existence only if we are not aware of it, only if we manage to cohabit with an area of non-knowledge, immemorial and very near. Richly illustrated with images from three early editions of Collodi's novel, this new volume will delight enthusiasts of both literature and philosophy.

The book features Giorgio Agamben's intense and personal reflections on the 2020 health emergency, examining its impact in Italy and globally. Through his philosophical lens, he critiques the societal and governmental responses to the crisis, offering profound insights into themes of freedom, authority, and human experience during unprecedented times.

Exploring the oath's pivotal role in political and religious history, this book delves into its strategic significance at the crossroads of law, religion, and politics. Agamben conducts an archaeological analysis of Greek and Roman texts, revealing the oath as a foundational event in human development. He argues that the oath serves as both a 'sacrament of power' and a 'sacrament of language,' highlighting how humanity's ability to speak intertwines with the commitments made through oaths, shaping individual and collective identity.

In this book the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben looks closely at the literature of the survivors of Auschwitz, probing the philosophical and ethical questions raised by their testimony

Giorgio Agamben tackles our crisis-ridden world in a series of powerful philosophical essays. "Which house is burning?" asks Giorgio Agamben. "The country where you live, or Europe, or the whole world? Perhaps the houses, the cities have already burnt down--who knows how long ago?--in a single immense blaze that we pretended not to see." In this collection of four luminous, lyrical essays, Agamben brings his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity and poetic intensity to bear on a world in crisis. Whether surveying the burning house of our culture in the title essay, the architecture of pure exteriority in "Door and Threshold," the language of prophecy in "Lessons in the Darkness," or the word of the witness in "Testimony and Truth," Agamben's insights throw a revealing light on questions both timeless and topical. Written in dark times over the past year, and rich with the urgency of our moment, the essays in this volume also seek to show how what appears to be an impasse can, with care and attention, become the door leading to a way out.