Hannah Arendt's Theory of Political Action: Daimonic Disclosure of the 'Who'

by Trevor Tchir

This book presents an account of Hannah Arendt's performative and non-sovereign theory of freedom and political action, with special focus on action's disclosure of the unique 'who' of each agent. It aims to illuminate Arendt's critique of sovereign rule, totalitarianism, and world-alienation, her defense of a distinct political sphere for engaged citizen action and judgment, her conception of the 'right to have rights, ' and her rejection of teleological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319534378
• ISBN13: 9783319534374
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"