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Theodor Adorno once wrote an essay to "defend Bach against his devotees.". FrontMatter, pg. i CONTENTS, pg. vii PREFACE, pg. xiii A NOTE TO THE READER, pg. xiv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. … More...

Theodor Adorno once wrote an essay to "defend Bach against his devotees.". FrontMatter, pg. i CONTENTS, pg. vii PREFACE, pg. xiii A NOTE TO THE READER, pg. xiv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xv INTRODUCTION: The Problem of Action in Arendt, pg. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Arendt and Heidegger by Dana Villa Argues that Hannah Arendt" 's reconceptualization of the nature and value of political action has been covered over and domesticated by admirers. This book explores Arendt's modernity, and indeed her postmodernity, through the Heideggerian and Nietzschean theme of a break with tradition at the closure of metaphysics. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Theodor Adorno once wrote an essay to "defend Bach against his devotees." In this book Dana Villa does the same for Hannah Arendt, whose sweeping reconceptualization of the nature and value of political action, he argues, has been covered over and domesticated by admirers (including critical theorists, communitarians, and participatory democrats) who had hoped to enlist her in their less radical philosophical or political projects. Against the prevailing "Aristotelian" interpretation of her work, Villa explores Arendt's modernity, and indeed her postmodernity, through the Heideggerian and Nietzschean theme of a break with tradition at the closure of metaphysics. Villa's book, however, is much more than a mere correction of misinterpretations of a major thinker's work. Rather, he makes a persuasive case for Arendt as the postmodern or postmetaphysical political theorist, the first political theorist to think through the nature of political action after Nietzsche's exposition of the death of God (i.e., the collapse of objective correlates to our ideals, ends, and purposes).After giving an account of Arendt's theory of action and Heidegger's influence on it, Villa shows how Arendt did justice to the Heideggerian and Nietzschean criticism of the metaphysical tradition while avoiding the political conclusions they drew from their critiques.The result is a wide-ranging discussion not only of Arendt and Heidegger, but of Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Habermas, and the entire question of politics after metaphysics. Author Biography Dana R. Villa is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. Table of Contents *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. xi*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*A NOTE TO THE READER, pg. xiv*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xv*INTRODUCTION: The Problem of Action in Arendt, pg. 1*CHAPTER 1. Arendt, Aristotle, and Action, pg. 17*CHAPTER 2. Thinking Action against the Tradition, pg. 42*CHAPTER 3. Arendt, Nietzsche, and the "Aestheticization" of Political Action, pg. 80*CHAPTER 4. The Heideggerian Roots of Arendt's Political Theory, pg. 113*CHAPTER 5. Groundless Action, Groundless Judgment: Politics after Metaphysics, pg. 144*CHAPTER 6. The Critique of Modernity, pg. 171*CHAPTER 7. Arendt, Heidegger, and the Oblivion of Praxis, pg. 211*CHAPTER 8. Heidegger, Poixsis, and Politics, pg. 241*NOTES, pg. 271*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 313*INDEX, pg. 323 Review "Finally a book about Arendt and Heidegger that one can read with intellectual benefit-and without embarrassment!... If there is a point to Arendt's distinction between public and private domains and her resistance to forms of indiscriminate publicity, this is surely a place to respect her teaching. Attentive to this point, Villa presents Arendt and Heidegger as thinkers and writers of the first order whose intellectual contributions must be assessed in their integrity (though, of course, not uncritically)."--American Political Science Review Long Description Theodor Adorno once wrote an essay to "defend Bach against his devotees." In this book Dana Villa does the same for Hannah Arendt, whose sweeping reconceptualization of the nature and value of political action, he argues, has been covered over and domesticated by admirers (including critical theorists, communitarians, and participatory democrats) who had hoped to enlist her in their less radical philosophical or political projects. Against the prevailing "Aristotelian" interpretation of her work, Villa explores Arendt's modernity, and indeed her postmodernity, through the Heideggerian and Nietzschean theme of a break with tradition at the closure of metaphysics. Villa's book, however, is much more than a mere correction of misinterpretations of a major thinker's work. Rather, he makes a persuasive case for Arendt as the postmodern or postmetaphysical political theorist, the first political theorist to think through the nature of political action after Nietzsche's exposition of the death of God (i.e., the collapse of objective correlates to our ideals, ends, and purposes).After giving an account of Arendt's theory of action and Heidegger's influence on it, Villa shows how Arendt did justice to the Heideggerian and Nietzschean criticism of the metaphysical tradition while avoiding the political conclusions they drew from their critiques.The result is a wide-ranging discussion not only of Arendt and Heidegger, but of Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Habermas, and the entire question of politics after metaphysics. Review Quote Finally a book about Arendt and Heidegger that one can read with intellectual benefit-and without embarrassment!... If there is a point to Arendt's distinction between public and private domains and her resistance to forms of indiscriminate publicity, this is surely a place to respect her teaching. Attentive to this point, Villa presents Arendt and Heidegger as thinkers and writers of the first order whose intellectual contributions must be assessed in their integrity (though, of course, not uncritically). -- American Political Science Review Details ISBN0691044007 Short Title ARENDT & HEIDEGGER Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691044007 ISBN-13 9780691044002 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle The Fate of the Political Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 352 Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780691044002 UK Release Date 1995-11-05 NZ Release Date 1995-11-05 US Release Date 1995-11-05 Author Dana Villa Publication Date 1995-11-05 Alternative 9780691044019 DEWEY 320.50922 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 1996-01-14 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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