1st Edition
Giorgio Agamben Legal, Political and Philosophical Perspectives
Acknowledgments, Notes On Contributors, List Of Images, The Limit Of Thought Tom Frost, Part I: Before The Law 1. The Curse Of The Law And The Coming Politics: On Agamben, Paul And The Jewish Alternative Adam Kotsko, 2. A Particular Fet Ishism: Love, Law And The Image In Agamben Connal Parsley, 3. Agamben And The Possibilities Of Tradition Tom Frost, Part II: Politics: Or, On The Vocation Of Man 4. The Necessary Critique Of Divine Violence: Notes On Agamben, Benjamin And Sorel Frank Ruda & Jan Voelker, 5. The Ontological Surplus Of Sovereign Violence: Political Emancipation And The Emancipation Of The Political David Seymour, 6. Exemplary Subjects? Camps And The Politics Of Representation Anthony Downey, 7. ‘The King Reigns But He Doesn’t Govern’: Sovereignty And Government In Agamben, Foucault And Rousseau Jessica Whyte, 8. Paragraphs On Modern Cities David Kishik, Part III: Philosophy: Or, On The World To Come 9. Agamben’s Artaud Kevin Attell, 10. The Many Tasks Still To Come: Walter Benjamin And Giorgio Agamben On The Future Of Philosophy And Theology Colby Dickinson, 11. Blessed Life… Paolo Palladino, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Tom Frost is Lecturer in Legal Theory at the University of Sussex. His research interests include postcolonialism, critical theory and continental philosophy. He has published work on Agamben in the journals Oxford Journal of Legal Studies and Critical Horizons.
