{"product_id":"the-use-of-bodies-9780804798402","title":"The Use of Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiorgio Agamben's \u003ci\u003eHomo Sacer\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the seminal works of political philosophy in recent decades. It was also the beginning of a series of interconnected investigations of staggering ambition and scope, investigating the deepest foundations of Western politics and thought. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Use of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e represents the ninth and final volume in this twenty-year undertaking, breaking considerable new ground while clarifying the stakes and implications of the project as a whole. It comprises three major sections. The first uses Aristotle's discussion of slavery as a starting point for radically rethinking notions of selfhood; the second calls for a complete reworking of Western ontology; and the third explores the enigmatic concept of \"form-of-life,\" which is in many ways the motivating force behind the entire \u003ci\u003eHomo Sacer\u003c\/i\u003e project. Interwoven between these major sections are shorter reflections on individual thinkers (Debord, Foucault, and Heidegger), while the epilogue pushes toward a new approach to political life that breaks with the destructive deadlocks of Western thought. \u003ci\u003eThe Use of Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e represents a true masterwork by one of our greatest living philosophers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiorgio Agamben\u003c\/b\u003e is a contemporary Italian philosopher and political theorist whose works have been translated into numerous languages. His most recent title with Stanford University Press is \u003ci\u003eStasis\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503870939410,"sku":"9780804798402","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15446de7-d9dd-478a-b5f5-9ffdaec064c1.jpg?v=1730801522","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-use-of-bodies-9780804798402","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}