Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law
The philosophical-juridical debate on the state of exception, between Carl Schmitt and Walter Benjamin, focuses on an anomaly that has often been related to language (by Benjamin himself, but also by Jacques Derrida and Giorgio Agamben). What link is there between language and anomy? A genealogy of...
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| description | The philosophical-juridical debate on the state of exception, between Carl Schmitt and Walter Benjamin, focuses on an anomaly that has often been related to language (by Benjamin himself, but also by Jacques Derrida and Giorgio Agamben). What link is there between language and anomy? A genealogy of the state of exception, if it must necessarily confront the threshold of language, must then also consider a further threshold (suggested by Schmitt): the threshold of writing. Without a focus on the conflict between orality (agraphos nomos) and literacy (written nomos), the genesis of the state of exception and its historical precedents would not be understood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce00db6a009041999bfa0f0ab60e38e32022-12-21T22:53:15ZitaUniversità degli Studi di MilanoNóema2239-54742017-12-0107-210.13130/2239-5474/99558547Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of lawEnrico RedaelliThe philosophical-juridical debate on the state of exception, between Carl Schmitt and Walter Benjamin, focuses on an anomaly that has often been related to language (by Benjamin himself, but also by Jacques Derrida and Giorgio Agamben). What link is there between language and anomy? A genealogy of the state of exception, if it must necessarily confront the threshold of language, must then also consider a further threshold (suggested by Schmitt): the threshold of writing. Without a focus on the conflict between orality (agraphos nomos) and literacy (written nomos), the genesis of the state of exception and its historical precedents would not be understood.https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/noema/article/view/9955BenjaminSchmittstato di eccezioneleggeDerridaAgambenfilosofia politicafondamento della leggegewaltzur kritik der gewaltper la critica della violenzafondamento mistico del diritto |
| spellingShingle | Enrico Redaelli Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law Nóema Benjamin Schmitt stato di eccezione legge Derrida Agamben filosofia politica fondamento della legge gewalt zur kritik der gewalt per la critica della violenza fondamento mistico del diritto |
| title | Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law |
| title_full | Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law |
| title_fullStr | Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law |
| title_full_unstemmed | Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law |
| title_short | Law and exception. Benjamin, Schmitt and the foundation of law |
| title_sort | law and exception benjamin schmitt and the foundation of law |
| topic | Benjamin Schmitt stato di eccezione legge Derrida Agamben filosofia politica fondamento della legge gewalt zur kritik der gewalt per la critica della violenza fondamento mistico del diritto |
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