Criticism to the primacy of the economy

an Agambenian analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present a critical view of the neoliberal economy and the process that made the primacy of economic power possible. Based on the critical view of Agamben, it is understood that it is in the face of the economic that the analyzes must be placed in order to understand contemporary times and to think about ways of overcoming naked life. To situate the problem of the article in a historical and philosophical way, it begins with an analysis of the ideological hegemony of the neoliberal project. In the second step, we sought to relate economics to religion, highlighting Benjamin's thesis that "capitalism is really a religion", as it understands that this process has serious ethical and political consequences. In the third moment, following in the footsteps of Agamben, he returns to the first priests of the church to understand the theological process that keeps this relationship between the economy and religion alive. It is concluded that the capitalist economy inherits the conditions given by Judeo-Christian theology. In other words, as soon as there is a separation of kingdom and government, the concept of economics begins to enter the realm of politics, especially because it starts to configure a model for what will form the beginning of a legal order in Western societies.

Keywords: Economy. Policy. Neoliberalism. Agamben.