Idris Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3940514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Idris Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Idris |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON I |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Destituent Urge Is Also a Destructive Urge: Agamben, Aristotle, and Benjamin on the Potentiality for Destitution
This article argues that a theory of destituent power must imply a twofold strategic orientation toward the state, based simultaneously in desertion and destruction. The article opens by first situating Giorgio Agamben's account of destituent power within the broader framework developed throughout his Homo Sacer project. Through a close consideration of his engagements with both Aristotle's modal ontology and Walter Benjamin's political theology,…
Introduction: Three Registers of Destitution
Three Registers of DestitutionWhen we first proposed this special issue in late 2019, a cascade of uprisings was sweeping the globe, from France to Hong Kong, from Puerto Rico, Chile, and Ecuador to Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.This list, far from exhaustive, would soon be dwarfed by the events of 2020 and 2021.In fact, according to some estimates, "roughly two-thirds of all countries have experienced at least one major anti-government protest since 2…
Introduction: Three Registers of Destitution
Three Registers of DestitutionWhen we first proposed this special issue in late 2019, a cascade of uprisings was sweeping the globe, from France to Hong Kong, from Puerto Rico, Chile, and Ecuador to Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.This list, far from exhaustive, would soon be dwarfed by the events of 2020 and 2021.In fact, according to some estimates, "roughly two-thirds of all countries have experienced at least one major anti-government protest since 2…
The Destituent Urge Is Also a Destructive Urge: Agamben, Aristotle, and Benjamin on the Potentiality for Destitution
This article argues that a theory of destituent power must imply a twofold strategic orientation toward the state, based simultaneously in desertion and destruction. The article opens by first situating Giorgio Agamben's account of destituent power within the broader framework developed throughout his Homo Sacer project. Through a close consideration of his engagements with both Aristotle's modal ontology and Walter Benjamin's political theology,…
The Destituent Urge Is Also a Destructive Urge: Agamben, Aristotle, and Benjamin on the Potentiality for Destitution
This article argues that a theory of destituent power must imply a twofold strategic orientation toward the state, based simultaneously in desertion and destruction. The article opens by first situating Giorgio Agamben's account of destituent power within the broader framework developed throughout his Homo Sacer project. Through a close consideration of his engagements with both Aristotle's modal ontology and Walter Benjamin's political theology,…
Introduction: Three Registers of Destitution
Three Registers of DestitutionWhen we first proposed this special issue in late 2019, a cascade of uprisings was sweeping the globe, from France to Hong Kong, from Puerto Rico, Chile, and Ecuador to Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran.This list, far from exhaustive, would soon be dwarfed by the events of 2020 and 2021.In fact, according to some estimates, "roughly two-thirds of all countries have experienced at least one major anti-government protest since 2…
Political science (2 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (1 works) · History (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Ontology (1 works) · Philosophy (1 works) · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (1 works) · Physics (1 works)