State of Exception
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State of Exception is a philosophical and political theory book by Giorgio Agamben that examines how modern states use emergency powers to suspend the rule of law and normalize exceptional measures.
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| State of Exception canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: State of Exception Context triple: [Giorgio Agamben, notableWork, State of Exception]
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Indignation
Indignation is a 2008 novel by Philip Roth that follows a young man’s coming-of-age and clash with authority at a conservative college during the Korean War era.
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World on Fire
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Specimen Days
Specimen Days is a prose work by Walt Whitman that blends memoir, nature writing, and reflections on the American Civil War and 19th-century life.
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The Exception
"The Exception" is a 2016 World War II romantic thriller film in which a German officer is sent to investigate exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II and becomes entangled with a mysterious Dutch maid.
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The Inevitable
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Target entity: State of Exception Target entity description: State of Exception is a philosophical and political theory book by Giorgio Agamben that examines how modern states use emergency powers to suspend the rule of law and normalize exceptional measures.
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A.
Indignation
Indignation is a 2008 novel by Philip Roth that follows a young man’s coming-of-age and clash with authority at a conservative college during the Korean War era.
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B.
World on Fire
"World on Fire" is a socially conscious song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that critiques global inequality and consumerism.
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C.
Specimen Days
Specimen Days is a prose work by Walt Whitman that blends memoir, nature writing, and reflections on the American Civil War and 19th-century life.
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D.
The Exception
"The Exception" is a 2016 World War II romantic thriller film in which a German officer is sent to investigate exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II and becomes entangled with a mysterious Dutch maid.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political theory book ⓘ |
| aimsToCritique |
expansion of executive power
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modern liberal democracies ⓘ |
| author | Giorgio Agamben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| discusses |
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Roman dictatorship ⓘ USA Patriot Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic emergency decrees ⓘ |
| EnglishEditionPublicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
normalization of emergency measures
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relationship between law and violence ⓘ suspension of the rule of law ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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legal philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
force-of-law without law
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legal civil war ⓘ paradigm of government ⓘ zone of indistinction between law and politics ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 104 ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
NERFINISHED
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political theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carl Schmitt
NERFINISHED
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Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biopolitics
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constitutional law ⓘ emergency powers ⓘ rule of law ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ state of exception ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Stato di eccezione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Homo Sacer project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bollati Boringhieri
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University of Chicago Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Homo Sacer II, 1: The Kingdom and the Glory
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Homo Sacer II, 2: The Sacrament of Language NERFINISHED ⓘ Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | State of Exception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Kevin Attell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: State of Exception Description of subject: State of Exception is a philosophical and political theory book by Giorgio Agamben that examines how modern states use emergency powers to suspend the rule of law and normalize exceptional measures.
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