Bare Life — Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power And

Giorgio Agamben's (1995) is a foundational work of contemporary political philosophy that examines how modern states control human existence. It argues that the "original activity of sovereign power" is the production of a "biopolitical body"—life that is legally included in the state only through its exclusion from protection. 1. Core Concept: The Homo Sacer

without the killer being charged with murder. Cannot be sacrificed in a religious ritual. Homo sacer: sovereign power and bare life

Derived from archaic Roman law, the (sacred or accursed man) is an individual who: Giorgio Agamben's (1995) is a foundational work of

—they are outside of human law (it doesn't protect them) but still subject to sovereign power (it allows their death). 2. Key Philosophical Pillars Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life Homo sacer: sovereign power and bare life