Hannah Arendt

1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-7456-0488-6
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 269 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

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 account of politics and of the distinction between public and private; her analysis of totalitarianism as the most ominous form of 'false ' politics; and her treatment of revolution.

The book is a balanced and opportune reappraisal of Arendt's contributions to social and political theory. It will be welcomed by students and scholars in politics, sociology and philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hansen, Phillip

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

1. History and the Decline of Politics.

2. Freedom, Action and the 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.

Über Autor(innen)

Phillip Hansen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Regina, Canada.