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    Is it possible an ethical decision in the concentration camp? About Sophie’s choice by Oviedo Correa, Yairsiño

    Published 2016
    “…The unsettling figure of concentration camps has motivated the intellect and the imagination of academics and artists of all kinds, who have tried to understand the structure of those settings, and the human dynamics they foster.Philosopher Giorgio Agamben has sought this understanding based on his theorization of the state of exception, which allows the sovereign (the State) to suspend the rule of law, so as to facilitatean extrajudicial way of acting,this being nonetheless validated by the power the State is entitled to exert. …”
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