Binding: Paperback
Description: Very Short Introductions: Brilliant Sharp Inspiring Hannah Arendt (1906 - 1975) was one of the major intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born in Konigsberg to secular Jewish parents she was a student of the two major exponents of Existenz philosophy in Germany Karl Jaspers and Martin Heidegger. Arendt escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, traveling first to Paris and then in 1940 to the United States where she gained citizenship in 1951. As director of the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction she oversaw the collection and presentation of over 1.5 million articles of Judaica and Hebraica that had been hidden from or looted by the Nazis. This Very Short Introduction explores the philosophical ideas and political theories belonging to one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. As a survivor of the Holocaust Arendt's life informed her work exploring the meaning and construction of power evil totalitarianism and direct democracy. Through insightful readings of Arendt's best - known works from The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) to The Life of the Mind (1978) Dana Villa traces the importance of Arendt's ideas for today's reader. In so doing Villa explains how Arendt gained world - wide fame with the publication of Origins and went on to have a distinguished career as a political theorist and public intellectual. A sometimes controversial figure Arendt is now recognised as one of the most important political thinkers of the twentieth century and her works have become an acknowledged part of the Western canon of political theory and philosophy. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Hannah Arendt: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Villa Dana (Packey J. Dee Professor Of Political Theory Packey J. Dee Professor Of Political Theory University Of Notre Dame)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198806981
Pages: 160 Pages, 10
Publication Date: 4/26/2023
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Social & Political Philosophy