Format:
XIII, 194 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [s.l.] eblib Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9780816630691
Content:
Firmly locating Arendt's ideas in the context of our times, John McGowan here offers a clear, concise overview of Arendt's work and its continuing importance. Explaining the theoretical and philosophical convictions that stood behind Arendt's various-and often controversial-interventions in contemporary affairs, McGowan explores the new ways of thinking that Arendt's work opens up regarding current issues such as human rights, identity politics, and participatory democracy. A concluding chapter connects Arendt's thought to contemporary social theory and today's political debates.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Usage and References -- 1. Origins: Arendt's Life and Coming to Terms with Totalitarianism -- Biography -- Arendt on Totalitarianism -- 2. Politics as Identity-Disclosing Action -- The Political and the Public -- Labor and Work -- Behavior and the Social -- Explaining the Rise of the Social -- Action, Freedom, and Identity in the Space of Appearances -- A Pickup Basketball Game -- Participatory Democracy -- Conclusion: Recovering Citizenship -- 3. Understanding and Judging the Reality of Evil -- The Reality of Evil -- Thinking -- Judging -- Storytelling -- Conclusion: Are We Being Political Yet? -- 4. Arendt Now -- The Meaning of Democracy -- A Democratic Ethos -- Notes -- References -- For Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780816688753
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780816630691
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe McGowan, John, 1953 - Hannah Arendt Minneapolis, Minn. [u.a.] : Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1998 ISBN 0816630690
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0816630704
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hannah Arendt : An Introduction
Language:
English
Keywords:
Arendt, Hannah 1906-1975
;
Politische Philosophie
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=310414
