Edinburgh University Press Agamben's Philosophical Trajectory: The Development of a Contemporary Thinker

Giorgio Agamben has emerged as one of the most perceptive and even prophetic political thinkers of his era. Now that he has completed his career-defining work - the multivolume Homo Sacer series - Adam Kotsko, one of his leading translators, shows how his political concerns emerged and evolved as Agamben responded to contemporary events and new intellectual influences while striving to remain true to his deepest intuitions. Kotsko reveals the trajectory of Agamben's work and shows us what it means to practice philosophy as a living, responsive discipline. From the Inside Flap How Agamben's thought evolved in response to contemporary political and intellectual events Giorgio Agamben has emerged as one of the most perceptive and even prophetic political thinkers of his era. Now that he has completed his career-defining work - the multivolume Homo Sacer series - Adam Kotsko, one of his leading translators, shows how his political concerns emerged and evolved as Agamben responded to contemporary events and new intellectual influences while striving to remain true to his deepest intuitions. Kotsko reveals the trajectory of Agamben's work and shows us what it means to practice philosophy as a living, responsive discipline. Key Features -Focuses on Agamben's intellectual development -Offers the first study of the complete Homo Sacer series -Takes into account Agamben's recently-published memoir -Addresses the full range of Agamben's thought on linguistics, poetics, politics and theology. Adam Kotsko teaches in the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College, Chicago. From the Back Cover How Agamben's thought evolved in response to contemporary political and intellectual events Giorgio Agamben has emerged as one of the most perceptive and even prophetic political thinkers of his era. Now that he has completed his career-defining work - the multivolume Homo Sacer series - Adam Kotsko, one of his leading translators, shows how his political concerns emerged and evolved as Agamben responded to contemporary events and new intellectual influences while striving to remain true to his deepest intuitions. Kotsko reveals the trajectory of Agamben's work and shows us what it means to practice philosophy as a living, responsive discipline. Key Features - Focuses on Agamben's intellectual development - Offers the first study of the complete Homo Sacer series - Takes into account Agamben's recently-published memoir - Addresses the full range of Agamben's thought on linguistics, poetics, politics and theology. Adam Kotsko teaches in the Shimer Great Books School at North Central College, Chicago. About the Author Adam Kotsko is Teacher at Shimer Great Books School, Chicago