Rethinking political judgement : : Arendt and existentialism / / Maša Mrovlje.
Uses 20th century existentialism to confront the challenge of political judgement after moral absolutism. How can we reinvigorate the human capacity for political judgement as a practical activity capable of addressing the uncertainties of our postfoundational world? The book takes up this challenge...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press,, 2019. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 263 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2019). |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Political Judgement in the History of Political Thought and the Modern Crisis
- 2. Sartre and Beauvoir: The Ambiguity of Political Judgement and the Challenge of Freedom and Responsibility
- 3. Camus and Arendt: Confronting the Ambiguity of Political Judgement and Illuminating the Limits of the World
- 4. Political Judgement and Narrativity
- 5. Facing Up to the Tragedy of Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands
- 6. Times of Transition: Reconciling with the Tragic Nature of Political Affairs
- Conclusion: Reclaiming Wonder at the World of Political Affairs
- Bibliography
- Index