Abstract
This paper offers a historical redescription of the genealogy of office presented in Giorgio Agamben’s Opus Dei: An archaeology of duty. Agamben’s treatment of the Christian liturgy as the source of the modern concept of office is described as a Heideggerian allegory grounded in a metaphysical history of being.
Original language | English |
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Journal | European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 166-199 |
Number of pages | 34 |
ISSN | 2325-4823 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Agamben
- Office
- Pufendorf
- Kant
- Heidegger
- Liturgy
- Ethics
- Duty