Hannah Arendt: Twenty Years Later (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) [Hardcover]

Larry May (Editor), Jerome Kohn (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 1996 | Series: Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was one of the most important political philosophers of our century. Born in Germany, Arendt studied with Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers. She escaped after the Nazis came to power; remained stateless until 1951, when she became a U.S. citizen; was the first woman appointed to a full professorship at Princeton; and became a prominent "public intellectual" whose positions were often controversial. Her major works include The Origins of Totalitarianism, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, The Human Condition, and The Life of the Mind (unfinished at her death). Now, twenty years later, this collection of fifteen essays brings her work into dialogue with those philosophical views that are at center stage today—in critical theory, communitarianism, virtue theory, and feminism. The essays are divided into four sections: Political Action and Judgment; Ethics and the Nature of Evil; Self and World; and Gender and Jewishness. An extensive bibliography of work on Arendt in English is included as an appendix.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This collection provides innovative and provocative readings and re-readings of significant aspects of Arendt's work, suggesting that, 20 years after her death, we can better afford to listen to her. Because of the calibre of the contributors, thdyis will make a significant contribution to the exponentially growing field of Arendt scholarship."
- Lisa J. Disch, Assistant Professor of Political Science , University of Minnesota.

About the Author

Larry May is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. Jerome Kohn is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Cooper Union and Lecturer in Humanities at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press (June 3, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262133199
• ISBN-13: 978-0262133197
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,628,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)