Oath, torture, testimony: language, law and life in the work of Giorgio Agamben

  • Justin Clemens University of Melbourne
Keywords: torture, human life, testimony, language, politics.

Abstract

In this paper, I will argue that Giorgio Agamben has provided for a radical theory of the import of torture on human life, one that provides a different genealogy and projects different implications for the relation between torture and politics than have otherwise been given. I will begin by examining some of the features of the current, post-September 11 ‘debate’ about torture, before moving to an exegesis of Agamben’s theses and their import for thinking politics today.

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Published
2015-01-26
How to Cite
Clemens J. (2015). Oath, torture, testimony: language, law and life in the work of Giorgio Agamben. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 28, 77-99. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RPUB/article/view/47876
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No. 28 (2012): Giorgio Agamben
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