Introducing Bertrand Russell by Dave Robinson, Judy Groves

ISBN: 9781840463828

Bloomsbury Academic | 13 December 2007

Paperback | 256 pages

Second hand, excellent condition

In Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty, political theorist Giorgio Agamben revisits and expands his influential work on sovereignty and the relationship between politics and theology. Written as a series of essays, Agamben explores how the theological foundations of Western political thought shape concepts of authority, law, and human existence. Drawing from figures such as Thomas Hobbes, Carl Schmitt, and Martin Heidegger, Agamben analyzes how sovereign power suspends the law to exert control, particularly in modern emergencies and states of exception. The book’s innovative examination of political power, life, and law has made it a central text in contemporary political philosophy, critical theory, and legal studies.