Quote of the day
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Giorgio Agamben

Born: April 22, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics informs many of his writings.
Known for:
- Homo Sacer (2004)
- Remnants of Auschwitz (1999)
- The Open: Man and Animal (2004)
- The coming community (1993)