Ep 24: Adam Kotsko on Fear, Sacrifice, and our Permanent State of Exception
Adam Kotsko is an American theologian, as well as a political and religious scholar. Adam and I discuss his work on Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, with a focus on the idea of the State of Exception. Adam gives his interpretation of several Agambe...
The Filter Podcast with Matt Asher · Mattasher
November 5, 202043m 7s
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Show Notes
Adam Kotsko is an American theologian, as well as a political and religious scholar. Adam and I discuss his work on Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, with a focus on the idea of the State of Exception. Adam gives his interpretation of several Agamben quotes, and I give my own thoughts on something Agamben said about the use of lockdowns in response to the Covid epidemic. Agamben's anti-lockdown stance has made him unpopular with many on the political left in recent times.
Related links:
Adam Kotsko Homepage
Agamben’s Philosophical Trajectory (2020)
Awkwardness (2010)
Žižek and Theology (2008)
Agamben’s Philosophical Lineage (2007)