Form of Life

Agamben and the Destitution of Rules

Gian Giacomo Fusco

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English

Edinburgh University Press
09 December 2024

Jurisprudence & general issues

Series: Encounters in Law & Philosophy

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 Agamben's 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 Agamben's concept of form-of-life, this book seeks to challenge the current crisis of juridical, political and economic reality.

By: Gian Giacomo Fusco
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781474460934
ISBN 10: 1474460933
Series: Encounters in Law & Philosophy
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 09 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Form of Life: Agamben and the Destitution of Rules

This book is like a mirror in which dispersed pieces of Agamben's thinking are brilliantly reconstituted into a new constellation. Being a great thinker of anarchy, Fusco portrays Agamben as a theoretician of life emancipated from the curse of power. A redemption act to Agamben, a must-read for Agamben scholars. --Przemyslaw Tacik, Jagiellonian University, Kraków This is one of the best books on Agamben in recent years and essential reading for any Agamben scholar. More than it is an original and wide-raging book that is immensely useful in its consideration of our understanding of sovereignty and form of life in critical jurisprudence. It is fascinating reading for anyone interested in Agamben's biopolitics in the context of Schmitt's decisionism, Wittgenstein's form of life, law and, crucially, the essential recent body work of Agamben published in the last two decades. This will be a book we return to again and again in the years to come. --William Watkin, Brunel University