Giorgio Agamben
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 22, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
Biography
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life (borrowed from Ludwig Wittgenstein) and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics (carried forth from the work of Michel Foucault) informs many of his writings.
