About
Giorgio Agamben, born April 22, 1942, in Rome, is a major figure in contemporary continental philosophy. After studying law and philosophy at the University of Rome, he attended Martin Heidegger's seminars in Freiburg and worked at the Warburg Institute in London. He has taught at several Italian universities and at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris. Editor of the Italian edition of Walter Benjamin's complete works, he is best known for his Homo Sacer project, which explores the concepts of biopolitics, the state of exception, and bare life. His work, translated worldwide, has profoundly influenced contemporary political and philosophical thought.
* 1942-04-22
Major works
- The Coming Community (1990)philosophical essay
- Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life (1995)philosophical essay
- Remnants of Auschwitz (1998)philosophical essay
- State of Exception (2003)philosophical essay
- The Kingdom and the Glory (2007)philosophical essay
Key milestones
- 1966-1968Attended Martin Heidegger's seminars in Freiburg.
- 1995Publication of Homo Sacer, the first volume of the eponymous project.
- 2004Resigned from New York University in protest against US-VISIT biometric identification requirements.
Themes
biopoliticsstate of exceptionbare lifesovereigntyontology
Sources: id.loc.gov · iep.utm.edu