Parrhesia and form-of-life. Subjectivization and desubjectivization in Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2239-5474/2909

Keywords:

Agamben, Foucault, form-of-life, parrhesia, infamy

Abstract

In his recent books under the main title “Homo sacer”, Agamben focuses on the concept of form-of-life. With this article I provide an account of the meaning of this concept, arguing that its origins can be traced back to Foucaults “Lives of infamous men”.

Author Biography

  • Stefano Marchesoni, University of Trento
    Dottorando

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Published

2013-04-01

Issue

No. 4-1 (2013): Places and Figures of the Subject

Section

Conference Proceedings - "Hermeneutics of the subject according to Foucault"

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Parrhesia and form-of-life. Subjectivization and desubjectivization in Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben. (2013). Nóema, 4-1. https://doi.org/10.13130/2239-5474/2909