The human condition

The Human Condition, published in 1958, was a wide-ranging and systematic treatment of what Arendt called the vita activa (Latin: active life ). She defended the classical ideals of work, citizenship, and political action against what she considered a debased obsession with mere welfare. [http://glo...

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Main Author : Arendt Hannah (Auteur)
Other Authors : Canovan Margaret (Préfacier)
Format : Book
Language : anglais
Title statement : The human condition / by Hannah Arendt; introduction by Margaret Canovan
Edition : Second edition
Published : Chicago, London : The University of Chicago Press , cop. 1998
Physical Description : 1 volume (XX-349 p.)
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Summary : The Human Condition, published in 1958, was a wide-ranging and systematic treatment of what Arendt called the vita activa (Latin: active life ). She defended the classical ideals of work, citizenship, and political action against what she considered a debased obsession with mere welfare. [http://global.britannica.com/]
Bibliography : Notes bibliogr. Index
ISBN : 0-226-02598-5
978-0-226-02598-8
0-226-02599-3