2. Life as an Object of Politics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Life as the Basis of Politics 9
7. 2. Life as an Object of Politics 23
8. 3. The Government of Living Beings: Michel Foucault 33
9. 4. Sovereign Power and Bare Life: Giorgio Agamben 53
10. 5. Capitalism and the Living Multitude: Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri 65
11. 6. The Disappearance and Transformation of Politics 77
12. 7. The End and Reinvention of Nature 93
13. 8. Vital Politics and Bioeconomy 105
14. 9. Prospect: An Analytics of Biopolitics 117
15. Notes 125
16. References 129
17. Index 139
18. About the Author 145