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Biopolitics and Ancient Thought - Classics in Theory Series Backman, Jussi (Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyvaskyla)
Biopolitics and Ancient Thought - Classics in Theory Series
Backman, Jussi (Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyvaskyla)
The volume studies, from different perspectives, the relationship between ancient thought and biopolitics, that is, theories, discourses, and practices in which the biological life of human populations becomes the focal point of political government.
224 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 12, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780192847102 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 228 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 241 × 19 mm · 494 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Backman, Jussi (Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyvaskyla) |
| Editor | Cimino, Antonio (Assistant Professor, Center for the History of Philosophy and Science, Assistant Professor, Center for the History of Philosophy and Science, Radboud University) |