Immunological Discourse in Political Philosophy

Immunological Discourse in Political Philosophy

Taylor & Francis

Given the propensity of contemporary protection measures such as counterterrorism efforts and fierce protection strategies against viral threats, as well as physical and legal barriers against migration, a number of political philosophers, including Peter Sloterdijk and Roberto Esposito, have claimed that contemporary (political) culture can be characterised by a so-called \u2019immunisation paradigm\u2019. This book critically examines the intricate entanglement between biological immunological notions and their political philosophical appropriation, whilst studying the \u2019immunisation response\u2019 to recent viral threats, including the Swine Flu pandemic of 2009 and the lab-bred Avian flu threat of 2012, to analyse immunisation as a biopolitical strategy. > Given the propensity of contemporary protection measures such as counterterrorism efforts and fierce protection strategies against viral threats, as well as physical and legal barriers against migration, a number of polis

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