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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451233503321

Autore

Hull Margaret Betz <1969->

Titolo

The hidden philosophy of Hannah Arendt [[electronic resource] /] / Margaret Betz Hull

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002

ISBN

0-203-22067-6

1-135-78773-5

1-280-20213-0

0-203-29629-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon Jewish philosophy series

Classificazione

08.25

Disciplina

320.5/092

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE HIDDEN PHILOSOPHY OF HANNAH ARENDT; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 POLITICAL ACTION AND "THE OLD SUSPICIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS"; 2 ARENDT'S PHILOSOPHY: The primacy of plurality and interaction; 3 PROFESSIONAL PHILOSOPHY VERSUS PHILOSOPHY AS PHILANTHROPIA: Arendt's influences; 4 THE ARENDTIAN PERSON: Hannah Arendt as Jew, Hannah Arendt as woman; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The central argument of this book is that Hannah Arendt's deserved place in the history of Western philosophy has been overlooked, and recognition of her contribution is long overdue. In part a result of Arendt's own insistence on calling herself a 'political thinker' throughout her career, this is also due to a common tendency in philosophy to denigrate the political. This book explores the indisputable philosophical dimensions of her work. In particular, it examines Arendt's theoretical commitment to recognizing humanity as a plurality, which avoids the common mistake in Western philosophy o