| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 264 pages) |
| Contents |
Political judgement in the history of political thought and the modern crisis -- Sartre and Beauvoir: the ambiguity of political judgement and the challenge of freedom and responsibility -- Camus and Arendt: confronting the ambiguity of political judgement and illuminating the limits of the world -- Political judgement and narrativity -- Facing up to the tragedy of political action: the problem of dirty hands -- Times of transition: reconciling with the tragic nature of political affairs -- Conclusion: reclaiming wonder at the world of political affairs |
| Summary |
How can we reinvigorate the human capacity for political judgement in our uncertain post-foundational world? This book takes up the challenge by calling on 20th-century existentialism, in particular the works of Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus and Hannah Arendt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from electronic title page (EbscoHost, viewed February 28, 2019) |
| Subject |
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975.
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| SUBJECT |
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975 fast |
| Subject |
Political science -- Philosophy.
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Existentialism.
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Existentialism
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existentialism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gay & Lesbian.
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Existentialism
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Political science -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474437158 |
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147443715X |
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9781474437165 |
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1474437168 |
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1474429998 |
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9781474429993 |
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