Hannah Arendt : Politics, History and Citizenship


Phillip. Hansen
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (457 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 History and the Decline of Politics; 2 Freedom, Action and Public Realm: Hannah Arendt's Polis and the Foundations of a Genuine Politics; 3 The Public Realm under Siege: False Politics and the Modern Age; 4 Totalitarianism; 5 Revolution; 6 What is Thinking Politically?; Conclusion: Whither Political Theory?; Notes; Index. - The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates. Specifically, Hansen argues that Arendt provides a powerful account of what it means to think and act politically. This account can establish the grounds for a contemporary citizen rationality in the face of threat to a genuine politics. Amoung other issues, Hansen discusses Arendt's conception of history and historical action; her accoun
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0745604870. - 0745604889

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