{"product_id":"form-of-life-agamben-and-the-destitution-of-rules-1","title":"Form of Life: Agamben and the Destitution of Rules","description":"A rigorous reading of Agamben's concept of form-of-life\n\nDiscusses Agamben's political thought and the question of anarchy\nRe-evaluates Agamben's thought in light of his later works and the recent completion of the Homo Sacer series\nConsiders Agamben's related works on use, praxis, inoperativity, and destitutio\nOutlines a theoretical framework through which to think of a non-state and non-legal politics\nExplores underappreciated influences of Agamben's philosophy\n\nThe concept of a form-of-life is the centre of gravity around which Agamben has advanced his attempts to think of an alternative politics. It refers to a living dimension that has overthrown the structures of power in which humans are supposedly destined to live, disclosing the possibility of a new understanding of political and legal life. By placing 'form-of-life' in the context of contemporary philosophy, this book re-imagines anew some of the basic categories of human socialities   such as work, rights, obligation, property, and use. It explores the ways in which Agamben's philosophy might be a strategic resource for developing political and legal strategies that leave behind a situation dominated by pervasive sovereign violence.\n\nAt a moment of history in which the fundamental promises of Western modernity are undergoing a decisive crisis, to look beyond the basic categories of human social institutions becomes an urgency. Through a close engagement with Agamben's concept of form-of-life, this book seeks to challenge the current crisis of juridical, political and economic reality.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247035699544,"sku":"9781474460927","price":107.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781474460927.jpg?v=1768045523","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/form-of-life-agamben-and-the-destitution-of-rules-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}