num_pages: 136
description: Hannah Arendt asserted the power of human beings to be free, which she thought of in terms of the ability of each individual to begin something new - and it is typical of her way of thinking that she identified this freedom with political rather than private action. Her thought in fact constitutes a reassertion of the value of politics against sociological ways of thinking.Canovan sets out to guide the student through Arendt's complex and provocative writings to a closer appreciation of one of the most important political theorists.
language: English
title: The political thought of Hannah Arendt
titlecomplete: The political thought of Hannah Arendt
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich