Agamben, Giorgio

What is an Apparatus? and Other Essays

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ISBN 13:: 9780804762304
author:: Agamben, Giorgio
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Stanford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2009
Pages:: 80
Dimensions:: 17.3 x 11.4 x 0.8 cm
Genre:: Philosophy / Political
Condition:: New
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Giorgio Agamben's "What Is an Apparatus?" and Other Essays explores the concept of apparatuses in philosophy, revealing their ubiquitous presence in various fields. Agamben investigates the notion of apparatuses, which he defines as anything that captures, orientates, determines, intercepts, models, controls, or secures the gestures, behaviors, opinions, or discourses of living beings. This concept is central to his work, alongside an examination of friendship and its connection to philosophy and politics. In this collection of essays, Agamben delves into the shared experience of being at the heart of friendship, philosophy, and politics, guided by questions such as "What does it mean to be contemporary?" The book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of diverse fields, including Nietzsche's philosophy, Mandelstam's poetry, fashion, neurophysiology, messianism, and astrophysics.

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