Between Past and Future: Eight Exercises in Political ThoughtArendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute a major contribution to political philosophy. In this book she describes the perplexing crises which modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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The Gap between Past and Future | 3 |
MODERN | 41 |
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE | 197 |
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