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Giorgio Agamben

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Born April 22, 1942, Rome, Italy

Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life (borrowed from Ludwig Wittgenstein) and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics (carried forth from the work of Michel Foucault) informs many of his writings.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (2)
  • 2006The Projection Has Begun — Himself
  • 1998Maurice Blanchot — Himself