Bare Life

"Bare life" is a concept from philosophy describing a state where a person's existence is reduced to mere biological survival, stripped of social rights and protections. In this condition, individuals are vulnerable to extreme state control or violence, with their human dignity minimized to their basic biological functions. It highlights situations where governments or systems may treat people as existing only to sustain life, without acknowledging their full rights or humanity. This concept helps to understand the experiences of refugees, prisoners, or marginalized groups subjected to harsh regimes or policies that diminish their human identity to just biological existence.