The reluctant modernism of Hannah Arendt

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The reluctant modernism of Hannah Arendt

Statement of responsibility

Seyla Benhabib

Creator

• Benhabib, Seyla

Subject

• Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975
• Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 -- Contributions in political science
• Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation
• Heidegger, Martin, (1889-1976) -- Contribution à la science politique
• Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976
• Modernisme (cultuur)
• Philosophie politique
• Political science -- Philosophy
• Politieke filosofie
• Arendt, Hannah, (1906-1975) -- Contribution à la science politique

Language

eng

Summary

Interpreting the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, The Reluctant Modernism of Hannah Arendt rereads Arendt's political philosophy in the light of newly gained insights into the historico-cultural background of her work. Arguing against the standard interpretation of Hannah Arendt as an anti-modernist lover of the Greek polis, author Seyla Benhabib contends that Arendt's thought emerges out of a double legacy: German Existenz philosophy, particularly the thought of Martin Heidegger, and her experiences as a German-Jewess in the age of totalitarianism. This important volume reconsiders Arendt's theory of modernity, her concept of the public sphere, her distinction between the social and the political, her theory of totalitarianism, and her critique of the modern nation-state, including her lifelong involvement with Jewish and Israeli politics

Member of

• Modernity and political thought, vol. 10

Cataloging source

• DLC
• DLC

Dewey number

320.5/092

Index

index present

LC call number

JC251.A74

LC item number

B45 1996

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Modernity and political thought

Series volume

v. 10