Ep 24: Adam Kotsko on Fear, Sacrifice, and our Permanent State of Exception

Adam Kotsko is an American theologian, as well as a political and religious scholar. Adam and I discuss his work on Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, with a focus on the idea of the State of Exception. Adam gives his interpretation of several Agamben quotes, and I give my own thoughts on something Agamben said about the use of lockdowns in response to the Covid epidemic. Agamben's anti-lockdown stance has made him unpopular with many on the political left in recent times. Related links: Adam Kotsko Homepage Agamben’s Philosophical Trajectory (2020) Awkwardness (2010) Žižek and Theology (2008) Agamben’s Philosophical Lineage (2007)