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Tag Archives: Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben: State and anomie II
If we refer to the doctrine set out in Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians, we can then say, as we have already done in this section, that the katechon—the power that restrains and delays the end, which the Church … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben – The State and anomie: Reflections on the Antichrist
The term “Antichrist” (antichristos) appears in the New Testament only in the First and Second Epistles of John. The context is certainly eschatological (paidia, eschate hora estin, vulg. filioli, novissima hora est, “little children, it is the last hour”), and … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: Truth and opinion
For it is necessary to learn … at the same time the falsehood and truth of the whole of being. Plato, Seventh Letter By leading him astray, errancy dominates man through and through. But, as leading astray, errancy at the … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: The first friend and the first enemy
As a scientist friend of mine, who likes to reflect on such matters, writes to me, the fundamental event in the history of living beings was the emergence of a microorganism capable of feeling pain. This thesis must, of course, … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: A way out
Often, in the widespread awareness that we are living through the end of a culture, arises the demand—or the hope—for a new beginning, that is, that after the collapse of a long tradition, a new and more vibrant one will … Continue reading
Tariq Anwar: Without a future
From Ficción de la razón (02/07/2026) What can a world be that cannot imagine its own future? Far from being mere empty rhetoric, this question touches the very core of our condition. For what has been exhausted is not simply … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: Where are the just?
Who are the just? What does it mean to be just? Certainly, it is not a quality of a subject, an attribute of this or that man, this or that woman. Justice—Benjamin wrote—is a state of the world, a dimension … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: Men and women, and tourists
The word tourist first appeared in Italian in 1837 (tourism only in 1907). The etymology is clear: the tour (the Grand Tour) was the educational journey undertaken by European aristocrats and intellectuals from the 18th century onward, especially in Italy, … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad
It is worth reflecting on a fact so incredible that attempts are made at all costs to sweep it under the carpet: the state that claims to be the most powerful in the world has for years been governed by … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: When the house is on fire
With fires literally raging across the world, we return to a 2020 essay by Giorgio Agamben. Other languages: Italiano, Español, Français, Nederlands, Português, Russian, Deutsch, Greek, Magyar, Türkçe “Nothing I’m doing makes any sense if the house is on fire.” … Continue reading →