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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959645603321

Autore

Buckler Steve

Titolo

Hannah Arendt and political theory : challenging the tradition / / Steve Buckler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-7486-5285-X

1-283-22170-5

9786613221704

0-7486-4632-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

320.092

Soggetti

Political scientists

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Thinking and acting -- Theory and method -- Theorizing dark times: The origins of totalitarianism -- Theorising political action: the human condition -- Theorising new beginnings: On revolution -- Political theory and political ethics -- The role of the theorist.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores Arendt's understanding of method: of what political theory is  its purposes and limits  and how it is best undertaken. It shows that her unusual approach - which has led some to believe she fails to offer a consistent method - reflects a definite conception of and approach to political theory.