Rethinking the Learning Society: Giorgio Agamben on Studying, Stupidity, and Impotence

Studies in Philosophy and Education

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 585-599

  Lewis, Tyson E ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Giorgio Agamben; Learning; Learning society; Neoliberalism; Potentiality; Study; Stupidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255123846     PISSN: 00393746     EISSN: 1573191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11217-011-9255-6     Document Type: Article

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