Bøger af Adi Ophir

A reading of Plato's "Republic", one of the most influential philosophical works in the emergence of Western philosophy. The author aims to provide the basis for a re-examination of the relationship between philosophy and politics.

Essays by major contemporary figures in political philosophy, anthropology, and cultural studies presenting an original reflection on the question what is a particular concept (classic concepts in politics as well as newly politicized concepts) and asking what sort of work a rethinking of that concept can do for us now.

Examines the relationship between the Israeli government and the occupation of the Palestinian territories, and theorizes that the occupation is intrinsic to the existence of the Israeli state.

The new form of "humanitarian government" emerging from natural disasters and military occupations that reduces people to mere lives to be rescued.