{"product_id":"arendt-9781138939004","title":"Arendt","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dana Villa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a philosopher and political theorist of astonishing range and originality and one of the leading thinkers of the twentieth century. A former student of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers, she fled Nazi Germany to Paris in 1933, and subsequently escaped from Vichy France to New York in 1941. \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Totalitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e (1951) made her famous. After visiting professorships at Princeton, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago, she took up a permanent position at the New School in 1967. Renowned for \u003ci\u003eThe Human Condition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, she is also known for her brilliant but controversial reporting and analysis of Adolf Eichmann's 1961 trial in Jerusalem--an experience that led to her to coin the phrase \"the banality of evil.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this outstanding introduction to Arendt's thought Dana Villa begins with a helpful overview of Arendt's life and intellectual development, before examining and assessing the following important topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eArendt's analysis of the nature of political evil and the arguments of \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Totalitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epolitical freedom and political action and the arguments of \u003ci\u003eOn the Human Condition\u003c\/i\u003e, especially Arendt's return to the ancient Greek \u003ci\u003epolis \u003c\/i\u003eand her critique of modernity \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emodernity and revolution and Arendt's text \u003ci\u003eOn Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eresponsibility and judgment and her reporting of the Eichmann trial \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArendt's view of contemplation and the fundamental faculties of mental life \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArendt's rich legacy and influence, including her civic republican understanding of freedom and her influence on the Frankfurt School, communitarianism, and democratic theory. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding a chronology, chapter summaries, and suggestions for further reading, this indispensable guide to Arendt's philosophy will also be useful to those in related disciplines such as politics, sociology, history, and economics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45240912248983,"sku":"9781138939004","price":2121.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138939004.webp?v=1769226975","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/arendt-9781138939004","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}