{"product_id":"on-the-politics-of-the-living-1","title":"On the Politics of the Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing the philosophies of Michel Foucault and   Georges Canguilhem into dialogue, Federico Testa examines the notions of life   and norms underlying our modern experience of politics. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday’s global health crisis   acts as a stark reminder that life is at the core of our political debates   and dilemmas. We can no longer think of forms of political organization,   citizenship and participation without considering the materiality and   precarity of our own organic life. Ours is a politics of the living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin   this context, this book examines Foucault’s work on the politicization of   life and biopolitics through the lens of Canguilhem’s notion of norms. Testa   extracts from Canguilhem’s philosophy the conceptual tools to re-interpret   Foucault’s ideas on power, and reconceptualises normativity as a process of   the creation of norms that provide tools for political and social analysis   and for thinking resistance. In so doing, he uncovers new and important possibilities   for biopolitical resistance.        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrating not only Canguilhem’s   underexplored social and political concerns but also the intellectual osmosis   between the two thinkers, \u003ci\u003eOn the   Politics of the Living\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent examination of the ever-increasing significance   of the concepts of life, care and health in today’s political   discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57427659391320,"sku":"9781350299320","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/on-the-politics-of-the-living-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}