Roberto Esposito
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Roberto Esposito is an Italian philosopher known for his influential work on biopolitics, political theology, and the concepts of community and immunity.
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| Roberto Esposito canonical | 11 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Esposito Context triple: [Esposito, hasNotableBearer, Roberto Esposito]
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Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio was an influential Italian philosopher, jurist, and political theorist known for his work on democracy, legal positivism, and the theory of rights.
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Rainer Forst
Rainer Forst is a German political philosopher known for his work on theories of justice, tolerance, and critical theory, particularly within the Frankfurt School tradition.
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Guido Crosetto
Guido Crosetto is an Italian politician and businessman, co-founder of the national-conservative party Brothers of Italy and a prominent figure on the Italian right.
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D.
Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work on biopolitics, states of exception, and the concept of "homo sacer," which has significantly influenced contemporary political and legal theory.
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E.
Nikolas Rose
Nikolas Rose is a British sociologist and social theorist known for his influential work on governmentality, biopolitics, and the social implications of the life sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Esposito Target entity description: Roberto Esposito is an Italian philosopher known for his influential work on biopolitics, political theology, and the concepts of community and immunity.
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A.
Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio was an influential Italian philosopher, jurist, and political theorist known for his work on democracy, legal positivism, and the theory of rights.
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B.
Rainer Forst
Rainer Forst is a German political philosopher known for his work on theories of justice, tolerance, and critical theory, particularly within the Frankfurt School tradition.
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C.
Guido Crosetto
Guido Crosetto is an Italian politician and businessman, co-founder of the national-conservative party Brothers of Italy and a prominent figure on the Italian right.
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D.
Giorgio Agamben
Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work on biopolitics, states of exception, and the concept of "homo sacer," which has significantly influenced contemporary political and legal theory.
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E.
Nikolas Rose
Nikolas Rose is a British sociologist and social theorist known for his influential work on governmentality, biopolitics, and the social implications of the life sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Italian philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century philosophy
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21st-century philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biopolitics
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contemporary continental philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political theology ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical literature
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political theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Italian Theory
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biopolitical theory ⓘ contemporary political philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carl Schmitt
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Giorgio Agamben ⓘ Hannah Arendt ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
biopolitics
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community ⓘ immunity ⓘ philosophy of the impersonal ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| movement |
Italian Theory
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
community-immunity nexus
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immunization paradigm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concept of immunity
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theory of community ⓘ work on biopolitics ⓘ work on political theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bíos: Biopolitics and Philosophy
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Communitas: The Origin and Destiny of Community ⓘ Immunitas: The Protection and Negation of Life ⓘ Terms of the Political: Community, Immunity, Biopolitics ⓘ Third Person: Politics of Life and Philosophy of the Impersonal ⓘ Two: The Machine of Political Theology and the Place of Thought ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
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Two: The Machine of Political Theology and the Place of Thought
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