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2. A Life Inseparable from Its Form
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Giorgio Agamben
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Translator’s Note xi
- Prefatory Note xiii
- Prologue xv
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I. The Use of Bodies
- 1. The Human Being without Work 1
- 2. Chresis 24
- 3. Use and Care 31
- 4. The Use of the World 38
- 5. Use-of-Oneself 49
- 6. Habitual Use 58
- 7. The Animate Instrument and Technology 66
- 8. The Inappropriable 80
- Intermezzo I 95
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II. An Archeology of Ontology
- Introduction 111
- 1. Ontological Apparatus 115
- 2. Theory of Hypostases 135
- 3. Toward a Modal Ontology 146
- Intermezzo II 176
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III. Form-of-Life
- 1. Life Divided 195
- 2. A Life Inseparable from Its Form 207
- 3. Living Contemplation 214
- 4. Life Is a Form Generated by Living 220
- 5. Toward an Ontology of Style 224
- 6. Exile of One Alone with One Alone 234
- 7. “That’s How We Do It” 240
- 8. Work and Inoperativity 245
- 9. The Myth of Er 249
- Epilogue: Toward a Theory of Destituent Potential 263
- Bibliography 281
- MERIDIAN 293
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Translator’s Note xi
- Prefatory Note xiii
- Prologue xv
-
I. The Use of Bodies
- 1. The Human Being without Work 1
- 2. Chresis 24
- 3. Use and Care 31
- 4. The Use of the World 38
- 5. Use-of-Oneself 49
- 6. Habitual Use 58
- 7. The Animate Instrument and Technology 66
- 8. The Inappropriable 80
- Intermezzo I 95
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II. An Archeology of Ontology
- Introduction 111
- 1. Ontological Apparatus 115
- 2. Theory of Hypostases 135
- 3. Toward a Modal Ontology 146
- Intermezzo II 176
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III. Form-of-Life
- 1. Life Divided 195
- 2. A Life Inseparable from Its Form 207
- 3. Living Contemplation 214
- 4. Life Is a Form Generated by Living 220
- 5. Toward an Ontology of Style 224
- 6. Exile of One Alone with One Alone 234
- 7. “That’s How We Do It” 240
- 8. Work and Inoperativity 245
- 9. The Myth of Er 249
- Epilogue: Toward a Theory of Destituent Potential 263
- Bibliography 281
- MERIDIAN 293