Agamben describes this final volume not as a conclusion but as an "abandonment" of a 20-year archaeological investigation.
Drawing on Foucault and the Stoics, Agamben explores "use" ( chresis ) as a way of being that does not possess its object but is constituted through it. 3. Ontological Reworking: Being vs. Use L’uso dei corpi. Homo sacer, IV, 2
Agamben begins with Aristotle’s definition of the slave as an "animated instrument". Agamben describes this final volume not as a
He proposes that "ontology and politics correspond perfectly." A modal ontology leads to an ethics of "use" where life is not a property to be managed but a way of being. 4. The Goal: "Form-of-Life" and "Inoperativity" L’uso dei corpi. Homo sacer, IV, 2
Agamben describes this final volume not as a conclusion but as an "abandonment" of a 20-year archaeological investigation.
Drawing on Foucault and the Stoics, Agamben explores "use" ( chresis ) as a way of being that does not possess its object but is constituted through it. 3. Ontological Reworking: Being vs. Use
Agamben begins with Aristotle’s definition of the slave as an "animated instrument".
He proposes that "ontology and politics correspond perfectly." A modal ontology leads to an ethics of "use" where life is not a property to be managed but a way of being. 4. The Goal: "Form-of-Life" and "Inoperativity"