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The Research Of Hannah·Arendt' Public Realm Thought

Posted on:2012-01-22Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z JiangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2216330338955815Subject:Political Theory
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Hannah·Arendt,a political philosopher, issues in the public realm as the first systematic and creative thinking.She was in the analysis of the human condition, the origins of Totalitarianism, the modern constitutional dilemma, how to understand the specific political situation, political phenomena and the political structural problems were found in the course of this issue in the public realm, and by exploring the decline of the public realm, and then explore the theory of the revival of the public realm, creating a unique public realm to build a theoretical paradigm. Arendt the public realm for the creative activity of this theory to establish that she was in the direction of classical republicanism, the public realm and the idea is that through her book "The origins of totalitarianism", "human condition" and "Revolution" and other classical republican tradition of the main line of a complete theoretical system. Can be said to affect the main line of work is all her rise and fall of the public realm. Hannah·Arendt, as the 20th century's most original and most legendary political philosopher, and is the first system in the public realm issues of political philosophers and creative thinking, interpretation of the full original theory paradigm, origin and no doubt from the specific historical context to think. This period of ancient Greek city-states Aristotle and Kant, under the tutelage of Jaspers and Heidegger and Marx's ideological origins and taking into account the situation of totalitarian society and the special life experience Arendt start reveal their inner thoughts with the public realm contact.Arendt thought the public realm theory is in Arendt thought as a very important theoretical paradigm. Firstly, this paper's feature from the public realm:the freedom of political action, verbal conversation, eternal, publication, or diversity of people's complex, to the power necessary for the protection and the courage of the public realm. Followed by the decline of the public realm to explore the performance and signs, and decline from the five false flag politics:the power of consent to be replaced by the rule of powerful, positive direct action of the voters who are passive and replaced by equality is fawn freedom is being replaced by politics was to study the economy; Finally, citizenship and civic culture, forgiveness, and commitment to revolutionary action with the commission to explore several aspects of the system of rehabilitation efforts of the public sphere and the direction of the path. Raising the public realm theory of life history of her own situation of the special insights of the rational thinking of the times the results, it is her 20th century European and American social and political phenomena, political and ideological theory of change and reflection totalitarianism results. Raised the public realm not only reflects the Arendt of the 20th century's most original political philosopher, but also created a theory of her in the public realm leading role in the development process. Arendt's originality is made in the public realm, and make conceptual, so that today the public realm as a unique, novel theoretical paradigm and explore the unique perspective.Arendt's public realm theory of ideas is the essence of the concept in the public realm theory and discourse system, gradually being forgotten to rethink the political nature to restore the public nature of politics and subjectivity. Meanwhile, the decline of the public realm and the public realm is the revival of the modern political Arendt to explore a new design, and modern politics to expose flaws or defects, diagnosis, and criticism.Construction of Arendt's public realm is just a really good hope, and reflects the reality of a very different future with the yearning to create a future reference and spiritual power. Arendt on their research, said:"I would say that everything I did and I wrote everything-everything is temporary." But she continued to promote research on the construction and save a more humane world to achieve the task of contemporary significance is beyond doubt.
Keywords/Search Tags:Hannah Arendt, the public realm, totalitarianism, freedom, equality
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