Essays about: "Andreas Klawitter"

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  1. 1. Principles and the Purpose of Action : An inquiry into the relationship between the ethical and the political in the work of Hannah Arendt.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för praktisk filosofi

    Author : Andreas Klawitter; [2022]
    Keywords : Hannah Arendt; principles; action; performativity;

    Abstract : Hannah Arendt has been widely criticized for conceiving a theory of action and the public realm as devoid of any ethical restraints. This paper suggests that such criticism, as well as proponents of Arendt’s theory, fails to deal with her theory on its own terms and argue that her own notion of manifesting principles as the purpose of action, provides an account of political action that is ethically oriented towards our common world. READ MORE