O poder soberano e a vida nua

Synopsis of O poder soberano e a vida nua

In this fundamental work, Giorgio Agamben explores the intersection between natural life and politics, analyzing how 'bare life' becomes the central object of sovereign power in modernity. Through a rigorous philosophical analysis ranging from Ancient Greece to concentration camps, the author questions the structures of contemporary biopolitics. The book examines how concepts such as bíos and zoé have blurred, transforming the political subject into a being whose existence is subject to the decisions of sovereign power. It is a profound and necessary reflection on the enigmas of our time and the nature of sovereignty in the 20th century.