Why Read Hannah Arendt Now? (Bernstein Richard J.)(Paperback)

Why Read Hannah Arendt Now? (Bernstein Richard J.)(Paperback)

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

Proč dnes číst Hannah Arendtovou? - Richard J. Bernstein

Richard J. Bernstein je přední americký filosof, který propojuje americkou filosofickou tradici (pragmatismus a analytickou filosofii) s kontinentální (Kritickou teorií). Zároveň se osobně znal s Hannah Arendtovou a vedli spolu přátelské, ale zároveň i kritické diskuse. Jedná se

Pragmatic Turn (Bernstein Richard J.)(Paperback)

In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many ofthe most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundredand fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that wereprominent in the classical American pragmatists: Charles S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey and

The Portable Hannah Arendt (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

A collection of writings by a groundbreaking political thinker, including excerpts from The Origins of Totalitarianism and Eichmann in Jerusalem She was a Jew born in Germany in the early twentieth century, and she studied with the greatest German minds of her day--Martin Heidegger and Karl

Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis (Bernstein Richard J.)(Paperback)

Drawing freely and expertly from Continental and analytic traditions, Richard Bernstein examines a number of debates and controversies exemplified in the works of Gadamer, Habermas, Rorty, and Arendt. He argues that a 'new conversation' is emerging about human rationality--a new understanding that

Origins of Totalitarianism (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Jewish Writings (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Although Hannah Arendt is not primarily known as a Jewish thinker, she probably wrote more about Jewish issues than any other topic. As a young adult in Germany, she wrote about German Jewish history. After moving to France in 1933, she helped Jewish youth immigrate to Palestine. During her years

Freedom to Be Free (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback / softback)

The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and Aristotle to its culmination in Marx, failed to account for human action. The concluding section of

Love and Saint Augustine (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Hannah Arendt began her scholarly career with an exploration of Saint Augustine's concept of caritas, or neighborly love, written under the direction of Karl Jaspers and the influence of Martin Heidegger. After her German academic life came to a halt in 1933, Arendt carried her dissertation into

Eichmann and the Holocaust (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback / softback)

The Human Condition: Second Edition (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, 'the theorist of beginnings,' whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations--from totalitarianism to revolution. A work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects more

Hannah Arendt (Hill Samantha Rose)(Paperback)

Hannah Arendt is one of the most renowned political thinkers of the twentieth century, and her work has never been more relevant than it is today. Born in Germany in 1906, Arendt published her first book at the age of twenty-three, before turning away from the world of academic philosophy to reckon

Life of the Mind: One/Thinking, Two/Willing (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

The most intriguing...and thought-provoking book that Hannah Arendt wrote (The New York Times Book Review), The Life of the Mind is the final work by the political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker.This fascinating book investigates thought itself as it exists in contemplative life. In a

On Violence (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker Hannah Arendt's On Violence is an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. The public revulsion against violence and nonviolent philosophies continues to diminish in the

On Revolution - Faber Modern Classics (Arendt Dr. Hannah)(Paperback / softback)

Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of the political

Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question (Gines Kathryn T.)(Paperback)

While acknowledging Hannah Arendt's keen philosophical and political insights, Kathryn T. Gines claims that there are some problematic assertions and oversights regarding Arendt's treatment of the 'Negro question.' Gines focuses on Arendt's reaction to the desegregation of Little Rock schools, to

Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Hannah Arendt's last philosophical work was an intended three-part project entitled The Life of the Mind. Unfortunately, Arendt lived to complete only the first two parts, Thinking and Willing. Of the third, Judging, only the title page, with epigraphs from Cato and Goethe, was found after her

Crash & Burn (Gardner Lisa)(Paperback / softback)

Sophie Hannah says it's 'the perfect thriller', now read Sunday Times bestseller Lisa's Gardner's compulsive and unputdownable thriller CRASH & BURN. A WOMAN, UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE EVENTS OF A CAR ACCIDENT, JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHERE HER DAUGHTER IS.... If you love Karin Slaughter and Tess

On Revolution (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the

Space, Politics and Aesthetics (Dike Mustafa)(Paperback)

Focusing on the works of Hannah Arendt, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Jacques Ranci�re, Space, Politics and Aesthetics reveals the aesthetic premises that underlie their political thinking, and demonstrates how their conceptualisations of politics depend on the construction and apprehension of worlds

Men in Dark Times (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Essays on Karl Jaspers, Rosa Luxemburg, Pope John XXIII, Isak Dinesen, Bertolt Brecht, Randall Jarrell, and others whose lives and work illuminated the early part of the century

Why Dylan Matters (Thomas Richard F.)(Paperback / softback)

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

The controversial journalistic analysis of the mentality that fostered the Holocaust, from the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism Sparking a flurry of heated debate, Hannah Arendt's authoritative and stunning report on the trial of German Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series