Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”

The philosopher Giorgio Agamben has reacted to the coronavirus crisis in a way that markedly contrasts with most other positions in contemporary political philosophy. His position has been described as irrational, politically incorrect, and unfair toward the victims of COVID-19. In this article, we...

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Autores principales:	Duque Silva Guillermo Andrés, Del Prado Higuera Cristina
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	state of exception political theology covid-19 sovereignty Religion (General) BL1-50
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6b0ecd51169f45f384fd540665a23df02021-12-05T14:11:01ZPolitical Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”2300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0177https://doaj.org/article/6b0ecd51169f45f384fd540665a23df02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0177https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579The philosopher Giorgio Agamben has reacted to the coronavirus crisis in a way that markedly contrasts with most other positions in contemporary political philosophy. His position has been described as irrational, politically incorrect, and unfair toward the victims of COVID-19. In this article, we delve into the foundations of this peculiar, pessimistic, and controversial reaction. From Agamben’s conceptual framework, we will explain how state responses to the COVID-19 crisis have turned science into a new religion from the dogmas of which various strategies have been developed in order for states to exercise biopolitical power under theological guises.Duque Silva Guillermo AndrésDel Prado Higuera CristinaDe Gruyterarticlestate of exceptionpolitical theologycovid-19sovereigntyReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 501-513 (2021)
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description	The philosopher Giorgio Agamben has reacted to the coronavirus crisis in a way that markedly contrasts with most other positions in contemporary political philosophy. His position has been described as irrational, politically incorrect, and unfair toward the victims of COVID-19. In this article, we delve into the foundations of this peculiar, pessimistic, and controversial reaction. From Agamben’s conceptual framework, we will explain how state responses to the COVID-19 crisis have turned science into a new religion from the dogmas of which various strategies have been developed in order for states to exercise biopolitical power under theological guises.
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title	Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”
title_short	Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”
title_full	Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”
title_fullStr	Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”
title_full_unstemmed	Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”
title_sort	political theology and covid-19: agamben’s critique of science as a new “pandemic religion”
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Political Theology and COVID-19: Agamben’s Critique of Science as a New “Pandemic Religion”

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