Abstract
Abstract The philosopher Giorgio Agamben has reacted to the coronavirus crisis in a way that markedly contrasts with most other positions in contemporary political philosophy. His position has been described as irrational, politically incorrect, and unfair toward the victims of COVID-19. In this article, we delve into the foundations of this peculiar, pessimistic, and controversial reaction. From Agamben’s conceptual framework, we will explain how state responses to the COVID-19 crisis have turned science into a new religion from the dogmas of which various strategies have been developed in order for states to exercise biopolitical power under theological guises.
Highlights
At the beginning of 2020, an important philosophical debate took place on the COVID-19 crisis
The philosopher Giorgio Agamben has reacted to the coronavirus crisis in a way that markedly contrasts with most other positions in contemporary political philosophy
Quite beyond Agamben’s controversial position on the lethality of the virus, we are interested in the argument that the philosopher puts forward about a growing tendency of states to use the state of exception as a standard paradigm of government, a propensity of theirs for which the cover given by COVID-19 is ideally suited, as he explains in his most recent work.[1]
Summary
At the beginning of 2020, an important philosophical debate took place on the COVID-19 crisis. 502 Guillermo Andrés Duque Silva and Cristina Del Prado Higuera suddenly took life before his eyes in the form of the worldwide response to COVID-19 For this reason, quite beyond Agamben’s controversial position on the lethality of the virus, we are interested in the argument that the philosopher puts forward about a growing tendency of states to use the state of exception as a standard paradigm of government, a propensity of theirs for which the cover given by COVID-19 is ideally suited, as he explains in his most recent work.[1]. We will examine Giorgio Agamben’s theoretical proposal of the state of exception as a dialogue, on the one hand, with the criticisms received from other philosophers, and, on the other hand, with the possible applications that this theory would have in concrete situations generated by the COVID-19 crisis.
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