Politics for Everybody: Reading Hannah Arendt in Uncertain Times

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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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Book Size:
192 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780226683294
Related ISBNs:
9780226683157, 9780226665023
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
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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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