Politics for Everybody: Reading Hannah Arendt in Uncertain Times

Synopsis

In this age of nearly unprecedented partisan rancor, you’d be forgiven for thinking we could all do with a smaller daily dose of politics. In his provocative and sharp book, however, Ned O’Gorman argues just the opposite: Politics for Everybody contends that what we really need to do is engage more deeply with politics, rather than chuck the whole thing out the window. In calling for a purer, more humanistic relationship with politics—one that does justice to the virtues of open, honest exchange—O’Gorman draws on the work of Hannah Arendt (1906–75). As a German-born Jewish thinker who fled the Nazis for the United States, Arendt set out to defend politics from its many detractors along several key lines: the challenge of separating genuine politics from distorted forms; the difficulty of appreciating politics for what it is; the problems of truth and judgment in politics; and the role of persuasion in politics. O’Gorman’s book offers an insightful introduction to Arendt’s ideas for anyone who wants to think more carefully

Copyright:

2020

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ISBN-13:

9780226683294

Related ISBNs:

9780226683157, 9780226665023

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

Date of Addition:

10/31/20

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No

Language:

English

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Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Language Arts, Communication, Philosophy, Politics and Government

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