The Italian difference : between nihilism and biopolitics /

This volume brings together essays by different generations of Italian thinkers which address, whether in affirmative, problematizing or genealogical registers, the entanglement of philosophical speculation and political proposition within recent Italian thought. Nihilism and biopolitics, two concep...

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Other Authors: Chiesa, Lorenzo, Toscano, Alberto
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Melbourne : Re.press, 2009.
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Summary:This volume brings together essays by different generations of Italian thinkers which address, whether in affirmative, problematizing or genealogical registers, the entanglement of philosophical speculation and political proposition within recent Italian thought. Nihilism and biopolitics, two concepts that have played a very prominent role in theoretical discussions in Italy, serve as the thematic foci around which the collection orbits, as it seeks to define the historical and geographical particularity of these notions as well their continuing impact on an international debate. The volume al
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (v, 172 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780980666540 (web)
0980666546 (web)