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A Genealogy of the Institution

by Roberto Esposito ...

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In this book, Roberto Esposito continues his philosophical exploration of the relation between institutions and human life. Starting from the enigmatic Latin term vitam instituere, he charts its early emergence in modern philosophy and its development along a path that culminates in a novel understanding of the relationship between politics and life.Although the concept of institutio vitae ... Read more

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The Faces of the Adversary

The Enigma of Jacob and the Angel

by Roberto Esposito ...

Translated by Zakiya Hanati ...

Roberto Esposito's poetic and historically layered new book draws on a famous, and famously opaque, passage from the Old Testament to shed light on the vision of self and domination that has profoundly shaped western identity and left its mark on western culture.These ten lines from Genesis tell the tale of Jacob wrestling with a mysterious adversary on a riverbank. But who exactly is Jacob ... Read more

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Roberto Esposito's poetic and historically layered new book draws on a famous, and famously opaque, passage from the Old Testament to shed light on the vision of self and domination that has profoundly shaped western identity and left its mark on western culture.These ten lines from Genesis tell the tale of Jacob wrestling with a mysterious adversary on a riverbank. But who exactly is Jacob
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The Third Person

by Roberto Esposito ...

All discourses aimed at asserting the value of human life as such—whether philosophical, ethical, or political—assume the notion of personhood as their indispensable point of departure. This is all the more true today. In bioethics, for example, Catholic and secular thinkers may disagree on what constitutes a person and its genesis, but they certainly agree on its decisive importance: human life ... Read more

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All discourses aimed at asserting the value of human life as such—whether philosophical, ethical, or political—assume the notion of personhood as their indispensable point of departure. This is all the more true today. In bioethics, for example, Catholic and secular thinkers may disagree on what constitutes a person and its genesis, but they certainly agree on its decisive importance: human life
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A Business Book. A Psychological Book. Yes, a Book about Moving. Really a Book about Moving Through Life!"Beyond the Moving Boxes: Robert Esposito's Nobody Move! Offers a Heartfelt, Honest, and Expert Take On Guiding Readers Through the practical and emotional aspect of Some Of Life's Toughest Transitions.""Robert Esposito's Nobody Move is a compelling blend of memoir, industry exposé, and ... Read more

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A Business Book. A Psychological Book. Yes, a Book about Moving. Really a Book about Moving Through Life!"Beyond the Moving Boxes: Robert Esposito's Nobody Move! Offers a Heartfelt, Honest, and Expert Take On Guiding Readers Through the practical and emotional aspect of Some Of Life's Toughest Transitions.""Robert Esposito's Nobody Move is a compelling blend of memoir, industry exposé, and
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Common Immunity

Biopolitics in the Age of the Pandemic

by Roberto Esposito ...

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After two years of global pandemic, it is no surprise that immunization is now at the center of our experience. From the medicalization of politics to the disciplining of individuals, from lockdowns to mass vaccination programs, contemporary societies seem to be firmly embedded in a syndrome of immunity.To understand the ambivalent effects of this development, it is necessary to go back to its ... Read more

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After two years of global pandemic, it is no surprise that immunization is now at the center of our experience. From the medicalization of politics to the disciplining of individuals, from lockdowns to mass vaccination programs, contemporary societies seem to be firmly embedded in a syndrome of immunity.To understand the ambivalent effects of this development, it is necessary to go back to its
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Institution

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The pandemic has brought into sharp relief the fundamental relationship between institution and human life: at the very moment when the virus was threatening to destroy life, human beings called upon institutions – on governments, on health systems, on new norms of behavior – to combat the virus and preserve life. Drawing on this and other examples, Roberto Esposito argues that institutions and ... Read more

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Conversations on Cinema

by De Gaetano Roberto, Slavoj Žižek, Paul Schrader, Paolo Jedlowski, Werner Herzog, Roberto Esposito, Jean-Louis Comolli, Julio Bressane, Jacques Rancière, Jean-Luc Nancy, Angela Ricci Lucchi, Yervant Gianikian, Georges Didi-Huberman ...

Eleven conversations taken from as many issues of Fata Morgana. Eleven conversations which synthesize the project behind the journal which was born in spring 2006. At the time it was decided against having an editorial comment because of the conviction that if the journal was going to succeed it would speak for itself. However, the time has come to say a few words. A journal is first and foremost ... Read more

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A Philosophy for Europe

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by Roberto Esposito ...

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Amid a devastating economic crisis, two tragic events coming from the outside – the wave of immigration and Islamic terrorism – have radically changed the profile and significance of the space we call Europe. Given a paradigm leap of this sort, philosophical reflection is in a position to exert its creative power more than other types of knowledge. But this can only happen if it is able to go ... Read more

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Amid a devastating economic crisis, two tragic events coming from the outside – the wave of immigration and Islamic terrorism – have radically changed the profile and significance of the space we call Europe. Given a paradigm leap of this sort, philosophical reflection is in a position to exert its creative power more than other types of knowledge. But this can only happen if it is able to go
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Politics and Negation

For an Affirmative Philosophy

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Translated by Zakiya Hanafi ...

For some while we have been witnessing a series of destructive phenomena which seem to indicate a full-fledged return to the negative on the world stage – from terrorism and armed conflict to the threat of environmental catastrophe. At the same time, politics seems increasingly impotent in the face of these threats.In this book, the leading Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito reconstructs the ... Read more

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For some while we have been witnessing a series of destructive phenomena which seem to indicate a full-fledged return to the negative on the world stage – from terrorism and armed conflict to the threat of environmental catastrophe. At the same time, politics seems increasingly impotent in the face of these threats.In this book, the leading Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito reconstructs the
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Instituting Thought

Three Paradigms of Political Ontology

by Roberto Esposito ...

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This new book by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito addresses the profound crisis of contemporary politics and examines some of the philosophical approaches that have been used to try to understand and go beyond this crisis. Two approaches have been particularly influential – one indebted to the thought of Martin Heidegger, the other indebted to Gilles Deleuze. While opposed in their ... Read more

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This new book by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito addresses the profound crisis of contemporary politics and examines some of the philosophical approaches that have been used to try to understand and go beyond this crisis. Two approaches have been particularly influential – one indebted to the thought of Martin Heidegger, the other indebted to Gilles Deleuze. While opposed in their
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Immunitas

The Protection and Negation of Life

by Roberto Esposito ...

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Living Thought

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