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“The fracture between theology and oikonomia, being and action, insofar as it makes the praxis free and 'anarchic', opens in fact, at the same time, the possibility and necessity of its government. In a historical moment that witnesses a radical crisis of classical conceptuality, both ontological and political, the harmony between the transcendent and eternal principle and the immanent order of the cosmos is broken, and the problem of the 'government' of the world and of its legitimization becomes the political problem that is in every sense definitive.”

Quote by Giorgio Agamben

Book:The Omnibus Homo Sacer
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The Omnibus Homo Sacer

This book is a compilation of various academic essays and studies that delve into the philosophical and sociological implications of Homo Sacer, a term from ancient Roman law referring to an individual who is outside the protection of the law and thus considered to be a sacrificeable person. more

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Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben

Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher born on April 22, 1942. His research spans various fields including language, politics, aesthetics, and ethics, particularly known for his analyses of language, power, and the state of human existence. more

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