{"product_id":"the-use-of-bodies-giorgio-agamben-9780804792349","title":"The Use of Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiorgio Agamben's \u003ci\u003eHomo Sacer\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the seminal works of political philosophy in recent decades. It was also the beginning of a series of interconnected investigations of staggering ambition and scope, investigating the deepest foundations of Western politics and thought. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Use of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e represents the ninth and final volume in this twenty-year undertaking, breaking considerable new ground while clarifying the stakes and implications of the project as a whole. It comprises three major sections. The first uses Aristotle's discussion of slavery as a starting point for radically rethinking notions of selfhood; the second calls for a complete reworking of Western ontology; and the third explores the enigmatic concept of \"form-of-life,\" which is in many ways the motivating force behind the entire \u003ci\u003eHomo Sacer\u003c\/i\u003e project. Interwoven between these major sections are shorter reflections on individual thinkers (Debord, Foucault, and Heidegger), while the epilogue pushes toward a new approach to political life that breaks with the destructive deadlocks of Western thought. \u003ci\u003eThe Use of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e represents a true masterwork by one of our greatest living philosophers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giorgio Agamben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804792348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804792349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Giorgio Agamben","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46250449010943,"sku":"9780804792349","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81f1268b-b853-472a-adef-5e6c9a772b14.jpg?v=1729600353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-use-of-bodies-giorgio-agamben-9780804792349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}