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Rethinking political judgement : Arendt and existentialism

By Arendt , Masa , Hannah; Mrovlje

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781474437158, 147443715X, 9781474437165, 1474437168
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
362 kB (370584 bytes)
Pages
264\0
Time added
2019-11-05 20:45:23
-- 1906-1975;Political science -- Philosophy;ExistArendtHannah

Description

How can we reinvigorate the human capacity for political judgement in our uncertain post-foundational world? This book takes up the challenge by calling on 20th-century existentialism, in particular the works of Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus and Hannah Arendt. Political judgement in the history of political thought and the modern crisis -- Sartre and Beauvoir: the ambiguity of political judgement and the challenge of freedom and responsibility -- Camus and Arendt: confronting the ambiguity of political judgement and illuminating the limits of the world -- Political judgement and narrativity -- Facing up to the tragedy of political action: the problem of dirty hands -- Times of transition: reconciling with the tragic nature of political affairs -- Conclusion: reclaiming wonder at the world of political affairs.

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