Arendt, Augustine, and the New Beginning: The Action Theory and Moral Thought of Hannah Arendt in the Light of Her Dissertation on St. AugustineA splendid piece of scholarship on a major twentieth-century thinker often overlooked. / This book presents an original scholarly analysis of the work of political theorist Hannah Arendt, focusing on an area hitherto ignored: the ways in which Augustine s thought forms the foundation of Arendt's work. Stephan Kampowski here offers readers a valuable overview of central aspects of Arendt s thought, addressing perennial existential and philosophical questions at the heart of every human being. |
Contents
The Biographical and Bibliographical Context of Our Study | 1 |
Scott and Stark on Arendt and Augustine | 13 |
Arendts Theory of Action | 25 |
Action as ntelŸqeia or nŸrgeia | 45 |
Arendt and Moral Considerations | 75 |
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How Does Thinking Condition Anyone against | 99 |
Conclusion Prospects and Transition | 142 |
Conclusion and Prospects | 171 |
The Temporality | 187 |
Her Later Writings | 188 |
Summary | 221 |
Endnotes | 231 |
Bibliography | 344 |
Permissions | 357 |
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