03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW
Section Information for Spring 2017
Fulfills the requirement for a course in Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy for the Philosophy major.
Can be used to fulfill the requirement for a course in Continental Philosophy for the Philosophy major.
Fulfills a requirement for the PPE concentration.
This course explores two important strands of contemporary political thinking: community and biopower (the biopolitical). Building on foundational readings from Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault we will explore the rethinking of community and power in the works of Jean-Luc Nancy, Giorgio Agamben and Jacques Ranciere.
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Credits: 3
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