Hannah Arendt (Politics, History, and Citizenship)

Author: (Canada) Philip Hansen, translated by Liu Jialin
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This new study offers a fresh and timely reassessment of Hannah Arendt's political philosophy. Centered on the discussion of the central themes in all of Arendt's works, Philip Hansen also demonstrates the outstanding contributions her work has made to contemporary political debates. Particularly, Hansen argues that Arendt provides compelling arguments on what constitutes politicalized thinking and what constitutes politicalized action. In today's political landscape, which faces various threats, this argument can help establish the foundation of contemporary civic reason. Among numerous themes, Hansen focuses on Arendt's views on history and historical action, her political arguments, her discussion of the distinction between the public and private spheres, her analysis of totalitarianism as the most common "false" politics, and her stance on revolution. This book provides a fair and timely reassessment of Arendt's contributions to social and political theory, and it will be welcomed by students and scholars of political science, sociology, and philosophy.