by Giorgio Agamben · Adriana Hidalgo Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789879396537
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In 'Infancia e Historia' (Childhood and History), Giorgio Agamben explores the destruction of experience and the origin of history through a philosophical lens. Agamben examines the relationship between childhood and history, offering a profound reflection on the human condition and the loss of innocence in the modern world. This essay, edited by Fabian Lebenglik, invites reflection on the nature of experience and its impact on the construction of history.
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher whose work spans political theory, ontology, aesthetics, and literature. He is best known for developing the concept of homo sacer and exploring the relationship between sovereignty, legal authority, and what he calls 'bare life'. His writings draw on sources including Aristotle, Roman law, Christian theology, Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, St. Augustine and Carl Schmitt among others, and engage critically with Michel Foucault’s account of biopolitics and biopower. Agamben’s multi-volume Homo Sacer project has been widely discussed within political philosophy, jurisprudence, anthropology, and the humanities, and he is considered one of the most influential writers in contemporary continental philosophy.
