Hannah Arend : an introduction / / John McGowan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784498203321
• Autore: McGowan John <1953->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1998
• ISBN: 0-8166-8875-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.5/092
• Soggetti: Political science
• 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. 185-188) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Usage and References; 1. Origins: Arendt's Life and Coming to Terms with Totalitarianism; 2. Politics as Identity-Disclosing Action; 3. Understanding and Judging the Reality of Evil; 4. Arendt Now; Notes; References; For Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.