Agamben on Aristotle, Hegel, Kant, and National Socialism

This article reviews Agamben's theory of the essence of the West and the structure of Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life and discuss his interpretation of Aristotle and Kant and his usage of Hegel to suggest that Agamben's theory is built on sand and to address the political aspect...

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Published inConstellations (Oxford, England) Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 435 - 459
Main Author Fritsche, Johannes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2012
Subjects
Agamben, Giorgio
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Kant, Immanuel
Metaphysics
Nazism
Political Power
Political theory
Totalitarianism
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Summary:This article reviews Agamben's theory of the essence of the West and the structure of Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life and discuss his interpretation of Aristotle and Kant and his usage of Hegel to suggest that Agamben's theory is built on sand and to address the political aspect of the issue. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1351-0487
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DOI:10.1111/cons.12000