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Beschreibung
Recently there has been an extraordinary international revival of interest in Hannah Arendt. She was extremely perceptive about the dark tendencies in contemporary life that continue to plague us. She developed a concept of politics and public freedom that serves as a critical standard for judging what is wrong with politics today.

Richard J. Bernstein argues that Arendt should be read today because her penetrating insights help us to think about both the darkness of our times and the sources of illumination. He explores her thinking about statelessness and refugees; the right to have rights; her critique of Zionism; the meaning of the banality of evil; the complex relations between truth, lying, power, and violence; the tradition of the revolutionary spirit; and the urgent need for each of us to assume responsibility for our political lives.

This short and very readable book will be of great interest to anyone who wants to understand the forces that are shaping our world today.
Recently there has been an extraordinary international revival of interest in Hannah Arendt. She was extremely perceptive about the dark tendencies in contemporary life that continue to plague us. She developed a concept of politics and public freedom that serves as a critical standard for judging what is wrong with politics today.

Richard J. Bernstein argues that Arendt should be read today because her penetrating insights help us to think about both the darkness of our times and the sources of illumination. He explores her thinking about statelessness and refugees; the right to have rights; her critique of Zionism; the meaning of the banality of evil; the complex relations between truth, lying, power, and violence; the tradition of the revolutionary spirit; and the urgent need for each of us to assume responsibility for our political lives.

This short and very readable book will be of great interest to anyone who wants to understand the forces that are shaping our world today.
Über den Autor

Richard J. Bernstein is Vera List Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Statelessness and Refugees

The Right to Have Rights

Loyal Opposition: Arendt's Critique of Zionism

Racism and Segregation

The Banality of Evil

Truth, Politics and Lying

Plurality, Politics, and Public Freedom

The American Revolution and the Revolutionary Spirit

Personal and Political Responsibility

Works Cited

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 124 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509528608
ISBN-10: 1509528601
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bernstein, Richard J.
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, product-safety@wiley.com
Maße: 190 x 125 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Richard J. Bernstein
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.05.2018
Gewicht: 0,152 kg
Artikel-ID: 110520637