书名: Hidden Philosophy of Hannah Arendt (Curzon Jewish Philosophy Series)
作者: Margaret B Hull (Author)
出版社: RoutledgeCurzon; 1 edition (September 20, 2002)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0700717048
ISBN-13: 978-0700717040
Book Description
The central argument of this book is that Hannah Arendt's deserved place in the history of Western philosophy has been overlooked (to the extent that some history of philosophy dictionaries omit her entirely), and recognition of her contribution is long overdue. In part a result of Arendt's own insistence on calling herself a “political thinker” throughout her career, this is also due to the common tendency in philosophy, according to Arendt, of denigrating the political.
This book explores the indisputable philosophical dimensions of Arendt's work. In particular, it examines her theoretical commitment to recognizing humanity as a plurality, which avoids the common mistake in Western philosophy of theoretically overemphasizing the self in isolation. Arendt has said that she regards solipsism to be the most “persistent and pernicious problem” of Western philosophy, and, in this respect, the author considers Arendt to be well ahead of her time. The book also maintains that Arendt's own personal dealings with her identity, namely her Jewishness and her womanhood, work to inform us on questions of identity politics and public and private aspects of the self.
About the Author
Margaret Betz Hull received a PhD in Philosophy from Temple University, Pennsylvania. Her areas of interest and work include political philosophy, Continental philosophy, feminist theory, and the ethical treatment of animals. She is the author of A Progression of Thought and the Primacy of Interaction and Post-Modernism Meets Pop Cartoon: Michel Foucault and Matt Groening.
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作者: Margaret B Hull (Author)
出版社: RoutledgeCurzon; 1 edition (September 20, 2002)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0700717048
ISBN-13: 978-0700717040
Book Description
The central argument of this book is that Hannah Arendt's deserved place in the history of Western philosophy has been overlooked (to the extent that some history of philosophy dictionaries omit her entirely), and recognition of her contribution is long overdue. In part a result of Arendt's own insistence on calling herself a “political thinker” throughout her career, this is also due to the common tendency in philosophy, according to Arendt, of denigrating the political.
This book explores the indisputable philosophical dimensions of Arendt's work. In particular, it examines her theoretical commitment to recognizing humanity as a plurality, which avoids the common mistake in Western philosophy of theoretically overemphasizing the self in isolation. Arendt has said that she regards solipsism to be the most “persistent and pernicious problem” of Western philosophy, and, in this respect, the author considers Arendt to be well ahead of her time. The book also maintains that Arendt's own personal dealings with her identity, namely her Jewishness and her womanhood, work to inform us on questions of identity politics and public and private aspects of the self.
About the Author
Margaret Betz Hull received a PhD in Philosophy from Temple University, Pennsylvania. Her areas of interest and work include political philosophy, Continental philosophy, feminist theory, and the ethical treatment of animals. She is the author of A Progression of Thought and the Primacy of Interaction and Post-Modernism Meets Pop Cartoon: Michel Foucault and Matt Groening.
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