Description
Book SynopsisThe new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. While analysing the central themes of Arendt's work, Phillip Hansen also shows that her work makes a significant contribution to contemporary debates.
Trade Review'The twentieth century opened and closed with two towering figures in German political thought: Max Weber and Jurgen Habermas. Hannah Arendt, hersef a towering figure, stands between them. Phillip Hansen's fresh and searching intrduction to her political thought explains why.'
John Keane, University of Westminster 'Hansen situates himself in the field of tension between Arendt and the Left and generates an exceedingly interesting discussion of the prospects and pit falls facing everyone aiming at a rejuvenated emancipatory politics at a time when it is anything but clear what sucha study of politics could possibly consist of ... a judicious and suggestive study'. Paul Breines, Boston College
Table of ContentsIntroduction.
1. History and the Decline of Politics.
2. Freedom, Action and the Public Realm:.
Hannah Arendt's Polis and the Foundations of a Genuine Politics.
3. The Public Realm under Siege:.
False Politics and the Modern Age.
4.Totalitarianism.
5. Revolution.
6. What is Thinking Politically? .
Conclusion: Whither Political Theory?.
Notes.
Index.
