Giorgio Agamben and Michel Foucault: Similarities and Differences

Murat Demir

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Giorgio Agamben and Michel Foucault: Similarities and Differences

Yazarlar:

Murat Demir

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Teori

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 49, pp.621-639

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001354773

pISSN:

2564-6834

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Özet:

 Agamben occupies a noteworthy place among the thinkers who have adopted the rejection and reconstruction philosophy of recent postmodern thought. Agambens expansions on sovereign power and biopolitics are largely based on the foundations laid by Foucault. This study has been written in order not to repeat this reductionist assumption in the literature and to reveal that there are similarities as well as ruptures between the two. In fact, while a large part of the studies previously written on the axis of Foucault and Agamben were directly centred on biopolitics, this study examines almost all of the theoretical ground belonging to Agamben and focuses on the points of similarity and rupture with Foucault. Therefore, compared to other texts in the literature, this study endeavours to present more original and organised data about the two. As a result, although Foucault and Agamben intersect on the political sphere and the subjects captivity, they differ from each other on the functioning of power and normative law. In this respect, as a result of the comparison of Agamben and Foucault, it is expected to open the door to readings that will make it possible to reinterpret them.

 Agamben occupies a noteworthy place among the thinkers who have adopted the rejection and reconstruction philosophy of recent postmodern thought. Agambens expansions on sovereign power and biopolitics are largely based on the foundations laid by Foucault. This study has been written in order not to repeat this reductionist assumption in the literature and to reveal that there are similarities as well as ruptures between the two. In fact, while a large part of the studies previously written on the axis of Foucault and Agamben were directly centred on biopolitics, this study examines almost all of the theoretical ground belonging to Agamben and focuses on the points of similarity and rupture with Foucault. Therefore, compared to other texts in the literature, this study endeavours to present more original and organised data about the two. As a result, although Foucault and Agamben intersect on the political sphere and the subjects captivity, they differ from each other on the functioning of power and normative law. In this respect, as a result of the comparison of Agamben and Foucault, it is expected to open the door to readings that will make it possible to reinterpret them.

 Agamben occupies a noteworthy place among the thinkers who have adopted the rejection and reconstruction philosophy of recent postmodern thought. Agambens expansions on sovereign power and biopolitics are largely based on the foundations laid by Foucault. This study has been written in order not to repeat this reductionist assumption in the literature and to reveal that there are similarities as well as ruptures between the two. In fact, while a large part of the studies previously written on the axis of Foucault and Agamben were directly centred on biopolitics, this study examines almost all of the theoretical ground belonging to Agamben and focuses on the points of similarity and rupture with Foucault. Therefore, compared to other texts in the literature, this study endeavours to present more original and organised data about the two. As a result, although Foucault and Agamben intersect on the political sphere and the subjects captivity, they differ from each other on the functioning of power and normative law. In this respect, as a result of the comparison of Agamben and Foucault, it is expected to open the door to readings that will make it possible to reinterpret them.

 Agamben son dönem postmodern düşüncenin reddiyelerini ve yeniden inşa felsefesini benimsemiş olan düşünürler arasında kayda değer bir yer tutmaktadır. Kendisinin egemen iktidar ve biyopolitika hakkında yapmış olduğu açılımların geniş bir kısmı Foucaultnun attığı temeller üzerinde yükseldiği ortaya konulmaktadır. Literatürdeki bu indirgemeci varsayımın tekrarlanmaması ve ikili arasındaki benzeşimler kadar kopuşların da olduğunu ortaya koyabilmek amacıyla bu çalışma kaleme alınmıştır. Hatta daha önceden Foucault ve Agamben eksenli kaleme alınan çalışmaların geniş bir kısmı doğrudan biyopolitika merkezli işlenirken söz konusu olan bu çalışma, Agambene ait olan teorik zeminin neredeyse tamamını inceleyip, Foucault ile benzeştiği ve koptuğu noktalar üzerinde durmaktadır. Bundan dolayı çalışma literatürdeki diğer metinlere kıyasla ikili hakkında daha özgün ve derli toplu veri sunmaya çalışmaktadır. Sonuç olarak Foucault ve Agamben siyasal alan ve öznenin tutsaklığı konusunda kesişse de iktidar ve normatif hukukun işleyişi konusunda birbirlerinden kopmaktadırlar. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın Agamben ve Foucaultnun karşılaştırılması neticesinde, yeniden yorumlanmasını mümkün kılacak okumalara kapı aralaması beklenmektedir.

Makale detayları

Giorgio Agamben and Michel Foucault: Similarities and Differences

Yazarlar:

Murat Demir

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Teori

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 49, pp.621-639

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001354773

pISSN:

2564-6834

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Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Murat Demir

Yayıncı: Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyal Teori

Dergi: Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 49, pp.621-639

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001354773

pISSN: 2564-6834

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Murat Demir

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Teori

Dergi:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 49, pp.621-639

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001354773

pISSN:

2564-6834