Political Theology: An Anti-Authoritarian Perspective
In Saggi
22 Agosto 2022
DI SAUL NEWMAN
ABSTRACT – Starting from the debate raised by Giorgio Agamben’s comments on the management of the pandemic crisis, in this contribution the author reviews some fundamental concepts of Schmittian thought such as sovereignty, constitution, state of exception and political theology, and then assesses their resilience and usefulness in the contemporary debate.
KEYWORDS – Schmitt, Sovereignty, Political Theology, Covid, State of Exception