"Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons--and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Park to the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men, cold and ruthless characters captivate us, makin…
"Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons--and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Park to the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men, cold and ruthless characters captivate us, makin…
"Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons--and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Park to the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men, cold and ruthless characters captivate us, makin…
What is a rule, if it appears to become confused with life? And what is a human life, if, in every one of its gestures, of its words, and of its silences, it cannot be distinguished from the rule? It is to these questions that Agamben's new book turns by means of an impassioned …
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
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Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by ProQuest (Firm), Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
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Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encycl…