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On the Greek Origins of Biopolitics: A Reinterpretation of the History of Biopower

On the Greek Origins of Biopolitics: A Reinterpretation of the History of Biopower

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Series: Interventions

PhilosophyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1032097906
ISBN13: 9781032097909
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 30 2021
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

This book focuses on the Greek origins of biopolitics, arguing that, contrary to Foucault's view, biopolitics is not exclusively a modern idea, but is as old as western political thought itself. Ojakangas discusses Plato and Aristotle, in particular their most famous books on politics and administration: Plato's Republic and Laws,

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