Giorgio Agamben
Date of Birth:
Apr 22, 1942
Place of Birth:
Rome, Italy
Date of Birth:
Apr 22, 1942
Place of Birth:
Rome, Italy
Biography:
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life (borrowed from Ludwig Wittgenstein) and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics (carried forth from the work of Michel Foucault) informs many of his writings.