A proposta de uma forma-de-vida anárquica na obra de Giorgio Agamben: uso inoperoso e não constituinte do poder

Abstract

This work attempts to analyze the Giorgio Agamben’s proposal of destituent power (potenza destituente) as philosophical and political alternative. For this, initially it tried to clarify fundamental issues that permeate philosopher’s work, like critique of act/power dualism, power of no (potenza di non) and arché structure, placing them in the proposal of a destituent power. In a second moment, this power was opposed to the notion of Antonio Negri’s constituent power with the goal to point out possible differences and dialogues among authors. The research concluded that Agamben’s destituent power is incompatible with the institution differently Negri’s constituent power. Also, such power (potenza destituente), far from being a new arché or anarché, consists in a use of power which is given by a form-of-life.