Hannah Arendt was one of the foremost political thinkers of the twentieth century, and her particular interests have made her one of the most frequently cited thinkers of our time. This volume examines the primary themes of her multi-faceted work, from her theory of totalitarianism and her controversial idea of the "banality of evil" to her classic studies of political action and her final reflections on judgment and the life of the mind. Each essay examines the political, philosophical, and historical concerns that shaped Arendt's thought.
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"The Companion is an excellent collection of essays by a first-rate group of authors. The quality of writing and editing is high, Dana Villa's introduction skillfully sketchs the evolution of Arendt's ideas, and the essays shed light - in some cases, unfamiliar light - on several vexed questions Arendt's writing raises." Ethics
"...an outstanding group of new essays....All the essays are interesting, and some are major contributions to political thinking....This is a must purchase for any serious library." Choice
"This is an excellent collection of essays about the political thought of Hannah Arendt. Its editor, Dana Villa, has assembled a first-rate group of scholars, many of whom are already well known for their contributions to Arendt studies. The volume is distinguished by the high quality of its contributions and by the effort of so many of its contributors to go beyond standard lines of exegesis to raise interesting questions and to press the boundaries of Arendt commentary." American Political Science Review
"...an outstanding group of new essays....All the essays are interesting, and some are major contributions to political thinking....This is a must purchase for any serious library." Choice
"This is an excellent collection of essays about the political thought of Hannah Arendt. Its editor, Dana Villa, has assembled a first-rate group of scholars, many of whom are already well known for their contributions to Arendt studies. The volume is distinguished by the high quality of its contributions and by the effort of so many of its contributors to go beyond standard lines of exegesis to raise interesting questions and to press the boundaries of Arendt commentary." American Political Science Review
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Hannah Arendt was one of the foremost political thinkers of the twentieth century, and her particular interests have made her one of the most frequently cited thinkers of our time. This volume examines the primary themes of her multi-faceted work, from her theory of totalitarianism and her controversial idea of the 'banality of evil' to her classic studies of political action and her final reflections on judgment and the life of the mind. Each essay examines the political, philosophical, and historical concerns which shaped Arendt's thought.
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The Origins of Totalitarianism, first published in 1951, established Hannah Arendt's reputation as a political thinker and has a good claim to be regarded as the key to her work, for trains of thought reflecting on the catastrophic experiences it seeks to understand can be traced to the heart to her later and more overtly theoretical writings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
factual territory, authentic politics, imagistic symbol, initiatory action, conspicuous exclusion, human plurality, exemplary validity, totalitarian elements, enlarged mentality, public freedom, tribal nationalism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hannah Arendt, New York, Karl Jaspers, The Origins of Totalitarianism, Jewish Councils, Social Research, University of Chicago Press, Martin Heidegger, Social Science Techniques, Adolf Eichmann, Margaret Canovan, Notre Dame, Arendt's Hellenism, Arendt's Socrates, Carl Schmitt, Eric Voegelin, George Kateb, Hanna Pitkin, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Harvard University Press, The Fate of the Political, Concluding Remarks, Critique of Judgment, John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas New!
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The Origins of Totalitarianism, first published in 1951, established Hannah Arendt's reputation as a political thinker and has a good claim to be regarded as the key to her work, for trains of thought reflecting on the catastrophic experiences it seeks to understand can be traced to the heart to her later and more overtly theoretical writings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
factual territory, authentic politics, imagistic symbol, initiatory action, conspicuous exclusion, human plurality, exemplary validity, totalitarian elements, enlarged mentality, public freedom, tribal nationalism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hannah Arendt, New York, Karl Jaspers, The Origins of Totalitarianism, Jewish Councils, Social Research, University of Chicago Press, Martin Heidegger, Social Science Techniques, Adolf Eichmann, Margaret Canovan, Notre Dame, Arendt's Hellenism, Arendt's Socrates, Carl Schmitt, Eric Voegelin, George Kateb, Hanna Pitkin, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Harvard University Press, The Fate of the Political, Concluding Remarks, Critique of Judgment, John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas New!
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- The Human Condition (2nd Edition) by Hannah Arendt on 56 pages
- On Revolution (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Hannah Arendt on 30 pages
- Eichmann in Jerusalem (Penguin Classics) by Hannah Arendt on 15 pages
- The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt on 14 pages
- Between Past and Future (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Hannah Arendt on 9 pages
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- Radical Evil: A Philosophical Interrogation by Richard J. Bernstein in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Cambridge Companion to Tocqueville (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Cheryl B. Welch in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Political Reconciliation (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory) by Andrew Schaap in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Athenian Legacies: Essays on the Politics of Going On Together by Josiah Ober in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Key Contemporary Social Theorists by Anthony Elliott on page 30
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