On the ‘perfect time of human experience’: Agamben and Foucault

Abstract

The article articulates a point of convergence between Foucault and Agamben, with a view to reinforcing a common direction in their thought, namely, the possibility of an uncomplicated belonging to the profane, or to the perfect time of human experience. KEY WORDS – Agamben. Foucault. Human experience. Modernity. Political philosophy.