The Agamben Dictionary

by Alex Murray (Editor), Jessica Whyte (Editor)

Overview

In recent years Agamben's work has gained prominence for its incisive critique of the Western political tradition. Yet this has often resulted in a selective reading of his broad body of work, rather than one that addresses it as a complex whole. The Agamben Dictionary has brought together leading and emerging scholars from across the world to provide this essential overview of his work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748640584
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	06/06/2011
Series:	Philosophical Dictionaries
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Alex Murray is a lecturer in twentieth-century literature at the University of Exeter and publishes widely in nineteenth and twentieth century English Literature, as well as critical theory. He is the author of, most recently, Giorgio Agamben (2010) and is a founding editor of Parrhesia: a Journal of Critical Philosophy.

Jessica Whyte is Lecturer in Cultural and Social Analysis at the University of Western Sydney. She has published widely on contemporary European philosophy and political theory, and is the co-editor of the Theory and Event Symposium "Form of Life: Giorgio Agamben, Ontology, Politics", 2010.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Lexicographer and the Sovereign, Alex Murray and Jessica Whyte; Entries A-Z; Bibliography; Further Reading; Notes on Contributors.

Editorial Reviews

This is not yet another dictionary listing keywords so as to provide quick access to a philosopher's work. Rather it is a dictionary that justifies its form by referring to Giorgio Agamben's own idea of language.

Alexander García Düttmann

This is not yet another dictionary listing keywords so as to provide quick access to a philosopher's work. Rather it is a dictionary that justifies its form by referring to Giorgio Agamben's own idea of language.

Alexander García Düttmann

This welcome resource will help students and readers of Giorgio Agamben appreciate the cohesion of the Italian thinker’s contribution to the history of philosophy. Agamben’s terminology was often in a language other than English, but the contributors herein have worked masterfully to provide English approximations and examples in English from Agamben’s writings ... Not only are the succinct, attributed entries a pleasure to read, they are also addictive, they are so well cross-referenced ... Summing Up: Highly recommended.

Choice - R. A. Champagne

This welcome resource will help students and readers of Giorgio Agamben appreciate the cohesion of the Italian thinker's contribution to the history of philosophy.... Highly recommended.

Choice