The political philosophy of Hannah Arendt / Maurizio Passerin d'Entrèves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Passerin d'Entrèves, Maurizio, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arendt, Hannah--Contributions in political science.

Arendt, Hannah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a systematic introduction to the political thought of Hannah Arendt - one of the seminal political thinkers of the twentieth century. The author uncovers four major concepts underpinning Arendt's work: modernity, action, judgement and citizenship. Reconstructing and evaluating her unique contribution to political thought, he is able to illustrate her importance to current debates on democratic citizenship and the possibility of a truly democratic political culture.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledements; Introduction; Hannah Arendt's conception of modernity; Hannah Arendt's theory of action; Hannah Arendt's theory of judgement; Hannah Arendt's theory of citizenship; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-210) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-88196-7

1-134-88197-5

1-280-33498-3

9786610334988

0-203-00624-0

0-203-15855-5

9780203006245

OCLC:

70746526