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Description of  Form of Life: Agamben and the Destitution of Rules (Encounters in Law & Philosophy)

1474460925 epub The notion of form-of-life refers to a living dimension that has overthrown the structures of power in which humans are supposedly destined to live, disclosing the possibility of a new understanding of political and legal life. By placing the form-of-life in the context of contemporary philosophy, this book re-imagines anew some of the basic categories of human socialities such as work, rights, obligation, property, and use. It explores the ways in which Agambens philosophy might be helpful in developing political and legal strategies that leave behind a situation dominated by pervasive sovereign violence. At a moment of history in which the fundamental promises of Western modernity are undergoing a decisive crisis, to look beyond the basic categories of human social institutions becomes an urgency. Through a close engagement with Agambens concept of form-of-life, this book seeks to challenge the current crisis of juridical, political and economic reality. Read more