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The Promise of Politics Her inquiry into Marx’s philosophy led her to a critical examination of the entire tradition of Western political thought, from its origins in Plato and Aristotle to its culmination and conclusion in Marx.After the publication of The

TITLE	:	The Promise of Politics
AUTHOR	:	Hannah Arendt
RATING	:	4.74 (116 Votes)
ASIN	:	0805242139
FORMAT TYPE	:	Hardcover
NUMBER of PAGES	:	256 Pages
PUBLISH DATE	:	2005-07-26
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After the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951, Hannah Arendt undertook an investigation of Marxism, a subject that she had deliberately left out of her earlier work. Her inquiry into Marx’s philosophy led her to a critical examination of the entire tradition of Western political thought, from its origins in Plato and Aristotle to its culmination and conclusion in Marx. The Promise of Politics tells how Arendt came to understand the failure of that tradition to account for human action.From the time that Socrates was condemned to death by his fellow citizens, Arendt finds that philosophers have followed Plato in constructing political theories at the expense of political experiences, including the pre-philosophic Greek experience of beginning, the Roman experience of founding, and the Christian experience of forgiving. It is a fascinating, subtle, and original stor

EDITORIAL :

"A brilliantly erudite and imaginative book."--Adam Kirsch, The New York Sun“By insisting that politics remain a promise rather than a threat, Arendt offers a hope that history has yet to justify.”–The New York Sun“Arendt demonstrated, brilliantly, how our habitual view of politics as an instrument in the service of private liberty, material gain, and social prosperity actually increases the dangers posed by the modern world.”–Dana R. Villa, author of Arendt and Heidegger and Socratic CitizenshipFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

REVIEW :

We read the text in three chunks. The designs in the book came from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, England and a number of Latin American countries. The book and cd-rom both include individual tiles and layouts of multiple tiles. Thus Socrates becomes interesting only when in peril.

Because so many of these papers were presented as reviews or for occasional purposes (such as lectures) perhaps this emphasis on the dramatic might be explained thus. Raises many questions, especially regarding the Aristotelian tradition and Alasdair MacIntyre's reconception of it today. This, and the other two volumes in this series (Really Rural and Cafe Life), are worthwhile additions to any Francophile's library.. The CD rom is useful for making your own work from these designs. It's typical of Arendt that she sees thought in dramatic terms, always with a terminal at either end of time, exi