I would prefer not to sign... On some Political Problems in Agamben’s Philosophy
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Politics, Law, violence, fascism, powerAbstract
In Homo sacer I. Il potere sovrano e la nuda vita, Giorgio Agamben brings back a phrase Walter Benjamin addressed to Pierre Klossowski and, indirectly, to the group Acéphale: vous travaillez pour le fascisme . In this article we aim at demonstrating that it is Agamben’s political-ontological thinking and, to some extent, Benjamin’s views -a crucial influence over the Italian philosopher- which may work for fascism. We will therefore prove the need to differentiate two levels of politics, namely the transcendental and the empirical. Unless we are aware of this difference, we may indeed be working for fascism.Downloads
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