Forfatter fødeår: 1942
In this book, Agamben investigates monasticism from its beginnings up through the Franciscan movement in an attempt to find a new form-of-life that escapes from the logic of Western politics as put forth in his Homo Sacer series.
"Originally published in Italian in 2017 under the title Karman: breve trattato sull'azione, la colpa e il gesto."
The final volume in Homo Sacer, Giorgio Agamben's wide-ranging investigation of the foundations of Western politics and culture.
In this volume, Agamben has collected all of his fierce, passionate, and deeply personal interventions regarding the current health emergency.