An All–Too–Human Virus by Jean-Luc Nancy (Paperback Book)

Name: An All–Too–Human Virus by Jean-Luc Nancy (Paperback Book)
Brand: Polity Press

Polity Press

In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spread through social interaction. What used to be divine has become human \u2013 all too human, as Nietzsche would say.\nBut while the virus dispels the divine, we are discovering that living beings are more complex and harder to define than we had previously imagined, and also that political power is more complex than we may have thought. And this, argues Nancy, helps us to see why the term \u2018biopolitics\u2019 fails to grasp the conditions in which we now find ourselves. Life and politics challenge us together. Our scientific knowledge tells us that we are dependent only on our own technical power, but can we rely on technologies when knowledge itself\n\nAn All\u2013Too\u2013Human Virus\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price ;