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Between Past and Future by Jerome Kohn and Hannah Arendt (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143104810
ISBN-139780143104810
eBay Product ID (ePID)53566867
Product Key Features
Book TitleBetween Past and Future
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicHistory & Surveys / General, Civilization, Historiography, History & Theory, Political
GenrePhilosophy, Political Science, History
AuthorJerome Kohn, Hannah Arendt
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.7 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-050344
Reviews"Arendt . . . has an extraordinary talent for giving fresh meanings to everyday experiences and for revealing the staleness and faculty of much that passes for novelty and innovation." -- Foreign Affairs
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal909.82
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition,Revised edition
SynopsisArendt describes the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill once more the vital essence of these concepts., From the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism , "a book to think with through the political impasses and cultural confusions of our day" ( Harper's Magazine ) Hannah Arendt's insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics- justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future. To participate in these exercises is to associate, in action, with one of the most original and fruitful minds of the twentieth century., From the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism , "a book to think with through the political impasses and cultural confusions of our day" ( Harper's Magazine ) Hannah Arendt's insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future. To participate in these exercises is to associate, in action, with one of the most original and fruitful minds of the twentieth century., Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute a major contribution to political philosophy. In this book she describes the perplexing crises which modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory.
LC Classification NumberCB427.A79 2006
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