by Giorgio Agamben · Neri Pozza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788854505452
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In 'Altissima povertà', Giorgio Agamben explores the monastic rules and their influence on the way of life, within the context of his 'Homo Sacer' series. The author analyzes the relationship between extreme poverty and monastic structures, offering a profound reflection on social and political philosophy, as well as on religious communities and monasticism. This book is a significant contribution to contemporary thought on monastic life and its impact on society.
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher whose work spans political theory, ontology, aesthetics, and literature. He is best known for developing the concept of homo sacer and exploring the relationship between sovereignty, legal authority, and what he calls 'bare life'. His writings draw on sources including Aristotle, Roman law, Christian theology, Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, St. Augustine and Carl Schmitt among others, and engage critically with Michel Foucault’s account of biopolitics and biopower. Agamben’s multi-volume Homo Sacer project has been widely discussed within political philosophy, jurisprudence, anthropology, and the humanities, and he is considered one of the most influential writers in contemporary continental philosophy.
