Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Metaphysics: negativity, potentiality and death
- 2 Aesthetics: language, representation and the object
- 3 Politics: biopolitics, sovereignty and nihilism
- 4 Ethics: testimony, responsibility and the witness
- 5 Messianism: time, happiness and completed humanity
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chronology of major works
- Bibliography
- Index
Abbreviations
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Metaphysics: negativity, potentiality and death
- 2 Aesthetics: language, representation and the object
- 3 Politics: biopolitics, sovereignty and nihilism
- 4 Ethics: testimony, responsibility and the witness
- 5 Messianism: time, happiness and completed humanity
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chronology of major works
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Philosophy of Agamben , pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Acumen PublishingPrint publication year: 2008