Lвђ™uso Dei Corpi. Homo Sacer, Iv, 2 -

Drawing on Foucault and the Stoics, Agamben explores "use" ( chresis ) as a way of being that does not possess its object but is constituted through it. 3. Ontological Reworking: Being vs. Use

Agamben argues that Western metaphysics has focused on "What" a thing is (substance) rather than "How" it is (mode). L’uso dei corpi. Homo sacer, IV, 2

Preparing a paper on ( The Use of Bodies ), the final volume of Giorgio Agamben’s Homo Sacer series, requires navigating his shift from a critique of sovereign power to an affirmative "coming politics". Drawing on Foucault and the Stoics, Agamben explores

He proposes that "ontology and politics correspond perfectly." A modal ontology leads to an ethics of "use" where life is not a property to be managed but a way of being. 4. The Goal: "Form-of-Life" and "Inoperativity" Use Agamben argues that Western metaphysics has focused

Agamben begins with Aristotle’s definition of the slave as an "animated instrument".

Agamben moves beyond the "state of exception" to propose "use" and "form-of-life" as ways to render the biopolitical machine inoperative. 2. Key Concept: The Slave and "Use"