Keywords
Italian difference
living thought
biopolitics
political theology
deconstruction
Roberto Esposito
How to Cite
Abstract
A review of the volume edited by Dario Gentili and Elettra Stimilli Differenceze italiane. Politica e filosofia: mappe e sconfinamenti. It explores the validity of speaking about “Italian Theory” or “Italian Thought” and reconstructs the main characteristics of contemporary Italian political philosophy based the the reviewed volume and other publications by i.a. Roberto Esposito. In the end the author formulates critical remarks about the role the French philosophy, especially Derrida’s deconstruction, assumes in works by some Italian philosophers.
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