Agamben: Homo Sacer and State of Exception
아감벤의 호모 사케르와 예외상태
A critical political philosophy demonstrating that sovereign power is founded on the inclusion of "bare life" through its exclusion (*Homo Sacer*), transforming the exception into the permanent contemporary paradigm of government.
| Field | Philosophy · Political Science · Law |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Macro · Structures & Institutions |
| Paradigm | Post-Structuralism Critical Theory |
| Key figures | 👤 Giorgio Agamben (조르조 아감벤) |
| Year | 1995 |
Key Claims
Giorgio Agamben argued that Western sovereignty originates in the sovereign ban that reduces political citizens (bios) to unprotected bare life (zoe / Homo Sacer). The concentration camp—a zone of absolute indistinction between law and fact—is the hidden biopolitical matrix of modern global politics.
Further Reading
- Agamben, G. (1995). Homo Sacer: Il potere sovrano e la nuda vita. Einaudi. (English: Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life, 1998, Stanford University Press).
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