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Episode #191 ... The modern day concentration camp and the failure of human rights. (Giorgio Agamben)

2023/12/5
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Stephen West: 阿甘本对人权持批判态度,认为人权未能真正保护人的尊严和自由,反而成为帝国主义政权的工具。他认为,人权的预设观念,例如生命、自由和追求幸福,以及权利不可剥夺和自明的观念,导致了生物政治,使得政府可以控制人们的身体和生活方式。人权在紧急情况下很容易被取消,而紧急状态已经成为常态。他以纳粹集中营为例,说明现代政治策略借鉴了集中营的模式,通过将特定群体定义为敌人,剥夺其权利,使其处于“赤裸生命”状态。他认为,这种策略在关塔那摩监狱、针对非裔美国人的警察暴力、疫情期间的居家令、国际旅行以及数字全景监狱中都有体现。他同时批判现代社会不重视潜能,认为潜能可以成为团结人们的力量。

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Giorgio Agamben critiques human rights, questioning their effectiveness and suggesting they may be used to dehumanize groups. He draws on Simone Weil's ideas to argue that human rights reduce humanity to legal discourse, missing the essence of human dignity.

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Today we talk about the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben. Human rights, a political tactic to dehumanize groups that has been growing in popularity, governments declaring states of emergency and how the concept of potential may in fact be a unifying force.

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