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Which philosopher's work on biopolitics informs many of Agamben's writings?

  • John Locke

  • Michel Foucault

  • G.W.F. Hegel

  • Friedrich Nietzsche

Answer

Michel Foucault, a prominent French philosopher, greatly influenced Giorgio Agamben's work on biopolitics. Foucault's analysis of power dynamics, particularly his concept of "biopower" as a form of political control that manages and regulates human life, laid the groundwork for Agamben's exploration of the relationship between sovereignty, bare life, and the state's power over individuals.
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