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Giorgio Agamben Quotes on Death

Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher whose Homo Sacer project, begun in 1995, has reshaped contemporary political philosophy through a radical genealogy of sovereignty, bare life, and the state of exception. This page collects quotes attributed to Giorgio Agamben on the topic of death, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Giorgio Agamben:

    “Bare life is life exposed to death without the protection of any political form.”

  • Attributed to Giorgio Agamben:

    “The camp is the nomos of the modern.”

  • “God didn't die, he was transformed into money.”

    As quoted in "God didn't die, he was transformed into money" - An interview with Giorgio Agamben - Peppe Savà , libcom.org .
  • “As quoted in "God didn't die, he was transformed into money" - An interview with Giorgio Agamben - Peppe Savà , libcom.org .”

    God didn't die, he was transformed into money.