Quote of the day
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
Giorgio Agamben
Born: April 22, 1942 (age 82)
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)