Contributions

  • Hinchman, Lewis P. - Contributor
  • Hinchman, Sandra, 1950- - Contributor

Publication

1994 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

105,500 words, Guess

Page Count

422 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number93003844
  • Goodreads2091075
  • LibraryThing3190685

Classifications

  • DDC320.5/092
  • LCCJC251.A74 H34 1994

Description

This work presents both the range of Arendt's political thought and the patterns of controversy it has elicited. The essays are arranged in six parts around important themes in Arendt's work: totalitarianism and evil; narrative and history; the public world and personal identity; action and power; justice, equality, and democracy; and thinking and judging. Despite such thematic diversity, virtually all the contributors have made an effort to build bridges between interest-driven politics and Arendt's Hellenic/existential politics. Although some are quite critical of the way Arendt develops her theory, most sympathize with her project of rescuing politics from both the foreshortening glance of the philosopher and its assimilation to social and biological processes. This volume treats Arendt's work as an imperfect, somewhat time-bound but still invaluable resource for challenging some of our most tenacious prejudices about what politics is and how to study it.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • SUNY series in political theory.

Other Editions

  • Hannah Arendt: critical essaysState University of New York Press1994-01-01

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