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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100791418545

ISBN-139780791418543

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Book TitleHannah Arendt : Critical Essays

Number of Pages456 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndividual Philosophers, General

Publication Year1994

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy, Political Science

AuthorSandra K. Hinchman

Book SeriesSuny Series in Political Theory: Contemporary Issues Ser.

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Reviews"This is by far the best collection of essays I have seen on Hannah Arendt. It is an important resource for anybody studying her work."--Jennifer Ring, University of South Carolina "Hannah Arendt is arguably the greatest political philosopher of this century, certainly one of the greatest, and a well-selected collection of critical essays on her work is important. The diversity of essay selection is welcome. No single point of view nor single discipline predominates, although contributions from political scientists and philosophers are most significant in the collection overall."--Jean Bethke Elshtain, Vanderbilt University "In many ways the editors have done exemplary work. They offer a fine general introduction as well as helpful specific prefaces to each section. Their own remarks are intelligent, informed, thoughtful, and establish a continuity of themes between sections while sharpening debate in them...Many of the essays are so good and have attained such considerable notoriety that there will be a ready audience for the book."--J. Peter Euben, University of California, Santa Cruz

Dewey Decimal320.5/092

Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Totalitarianism and Evil 1. Is Totalitarianism a New Phenomenon? Reflections on Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism John L. Stanley 2. Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Evil Berel Lang 3. Thinking and Moral Considerations: Socrates and Arendt's Eichmann Joseph Beatty Part II. Narrative and History 4. Explaining Dark Times: Hannah Arendt's Theory of Theory David Luban 5. Hannah Arendt and the Redemptive Power of Narrative Seyla Benhabib Part III. The Public World and Personal Identity 6. Existentialism Politicized: Arendt's Debt to Jaspers Lewis P. Hinchman and Sandra K. Hinchman 7. Politics as Culture: Hannah Arendt and the Public Realm Margaret Canovan Part IV. Action and Power 8. Hannah Arendt's Communications Concept of Power Jürgen Habermas 9. Hannah Arendt and Feminist Politics Mary G. Dietz Part V. Justice, Equality, Democracy 10. Justice: On Relating Private and Public Hanna Fenichel Pitkin 11. Hannah Arendt: Democracy and the Political Sheldon S. Wolin 12. Hannah Arendt's Argument for Council Democracy John F. Sitton Part VI. Thinking and Judging 13. Reflections on Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind Elisabeth Young-Bruehl 14. Judging in a World of Appearances: A Commentary on Hannah Arendt's Unwritten Finale Ronald Beiner Bibliography Contributors Index

SynopsisLewis P. Hinchman is Associate Professor of Government at Clarkson University. Sandra K. Hinchman is Associate Professor of Government at St. Lawrence University., This work presents both the range of Arendt's political thought and the patterns of controversy it has elicited. The essays are arranged in six parts around important themes in Arendt's work: totalitarianism and evil; narrative and history; the public world and personal identity; action and power; justice, equality, and democracy; and thinking and judging. Despite such thematic diversity, virtually all the contributors have made an effort to build bridges between interest-driven politics and Arendt's Hellenic/existential politics. Although some are quite critical of the way Arendt develops her theory, most sympathize with her project of rescuing politics from both the foreshortening glance of the philosopher and its assimilation to social and biological processes. This volume treats Arendt's work as an imperfect, somewhat time-bound but still invaluable resource for challenging some of our most tenacious prejudices about what politics is and how to study it. The following eminent Arendt scholars have contributed chapters to this book: Ronald Beiner, Margaret Canovan, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Seyla Benhabib, J rgen Habermas, Hanna Pitkin, and Sheldon Wolin., This work presents both the range of Arendt's political thought and the patterns of controversy it has elicited. The essays are arranged in six parts around important themes in Arendt's work: totalitarianism and evil; narrative and history; the public world and personal identity; action and power; justice, equality, and democracy; and thinking and judging. Despite such thematic diversity, virtually all the contributors have made an effort to build bridges between interest-driven politics and Arendt's Hellenic/existential politics. Although some are quite critical of the way Arendt develops her theory, most sympathize with her project of rescuing politics from both the foreshortening glance of the philosopher and its assimilation to social and biological processes. This volume treats Arendt's work as an imperfect, somewhat time-bound but still invaluable resource for challenging some of our most tenacious prejudices about what politics is and how to study it. The following eminent Arendt scholars have contributed chapters to this book: Ronald Beiner, Margaret Canovan, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Seyla Benhabib, Jürgen Habermas, Hanna Pitkin, and Sheldon Wolin.

LC Classification NumberJC251.A74H34 1994