One of Italy's most original philosophers aims to connect the problem of pure possibility, potentiality, and power with the problem of political and social ethics in a context where the latter has lost its previous religious, metaphysical, and cultural grounding.

"Agamben's intuition, chronicle and meditation are fascinating."--The Review of Politics
"The story of homo sacer is certainly worth reading because of its suggestiveness and provocations."--Modernism/Modernity

"The story of homo sacer is certainly worth reading because of its suggestiveness and provocations."