{"product_id":"early-modern-matters-of-life-and-death-9781951946067","title":"Early Modern Matters of Life and Death","description":"Book Synopsis\u003cp\u003eWhat is the meaning of life? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we live a good life? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow long will we live? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy should we live longer? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the body? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the soul? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when we die? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow is human life exceptional from the life of animals, plants, and things?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Shakespeare to stem cells, from Francis Bacon to Black Lives Matter, this book revives the histories of life and death that created our world and continue to shape our lives. Early modern sovereignty made caring for the population's life the essential task of modern government. We now live in the age of biopower, where sovereignty decides what counts as life and which lives are worth preserving. To grasp the ethical, political, spiritual, and scientific meanings of modern life, we must return to its early modern origins. Our lives depend on it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biograph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376781431058,"sku":"9781951946067","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eddd11b6-ab98-4dd0-aec4-40f6f0102e47.jpg?v=1728607618","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/early-modern-matters-of-life-and-death-9781951946067","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}