Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life
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"Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life" is a philosophical work by Roberto Esposito that examines how modern concepts of immunity shape political life, biopolitics, and the tension between protecting and negating life in contemporary societies.
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Target entity: Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life Context triple: [Roberto Esposito, notableWork, Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life]
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Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
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The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century
The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century is a sociological and philosophical study by Nikolas Rose that examines how contemporary biomedicine reshapes concepts of life, identity, and political power.
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On the Sacred Disease
On the Sacred Disease is an ancient Greek medical treatise traditionally attributed to Hippocrates that argues epilepsy has natural, physical causes rather than divine or supernatural origins.
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Vita Activa and the Human Condition
"Vita Activa and the Human Condition" is a section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that examines the active dimensions of human life—labor, work, and action—and their significance for politics and public life.
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The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life Target entity description: "Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life" is a philosophical work by Roberto Esposito that examines how modern concepts of immunity shape political life, biopolitics, and the tension between protecting and negating life in contemporary societies.
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A.
Rethinking Life and Death
Rethinking Life and Death is a philosophical book by ethicist Peter Singer that challenges traditional moral views on issues such as euthanasia, abortion, and the value of human life in light of modern medical technology.
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B.
The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century
The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century is a sociological and philosophical study by Nikolas Rose that examines how contemporary biomedicine reshapes concepts of life, identity, and political power.
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C.
On the Sacred Disease
On the Sacred Disease is an ancient Greek medical treatise traditionally attributed to Hippocrates that argues epilepsy has natural, physical causes rather than divine or supernatural origins.
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D.
Vita Activa and the Human Condition
"Vita Activa and the Human Condition" is a section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that examines the active dimensions of human life—labor, work, and action—and their significance for politics and public life.
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E.
The Ends of Human Life
"The Ends of Human Life" is a bioethics book by Ezekiel Emanuel that examines philosophical, medical, and policy questions surrounding end-of-life decision-making and the definition of death.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
contemporary democratic societies
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risk and security politics ⓘ the politics of the body NERFINISHED ⓘ the relation between law and life ⓘ |
| author | Roberto Esposito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
debates on biopolitics
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debates on political theology ⓘ theory of community ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| critiques |
modern liberal individualism
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sovereign power over life ⓘ |
| examines |
how immunity structures political life
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legal and medical metaphors of immunity ⓘ the ambivalence of protection and exclusion ⓘ the biopolitical management of life ⓘ the relation between immunity and community ⓘ the tension between safeguarding life and negating it ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
philosophy of life
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political theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bíos: Biopolitics and Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Communitas: The Origin and Destiny of Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
immunitary logic in modern institutions
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immunity as both protection and negation ⓘ life as a political category ⓘ limits of biopolitical protection ⓘ relation between individual and community ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carl Schmitt’s political theory
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Martin Heidegger’s philosophy ⓘ Michel Foucault’s biopolitics ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
biopolitics
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immunity ⓘ modern political community ⓘ negation of life ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ protection of life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Roberto Esposito’s biopolitics trilogy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | contemporary continental philosophy ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
community–immunity opposition
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immunitary paradigm ⓘ |
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