On the Public

Zusatztext 'Hannay's provocative book points out that the potential of the public lies in its ability to stop observing and start acting...to become...an agent of change that can make politicians sit up and listen' Times Literary Supplement'Philosopher Alastair Hannay's On the Public ... is an interesting short guide.' - New Scientist Informationen zum Autor Alastair Hannay is Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is the author of many books, including Mental Images and Kierkegaard . He has translated several of Kierkegaard's works for Penguin Classics and was for many years the editor of the journal Inquiry , also published by Routledge. Zusammenfassung Engaging and controversial in equal measure, On the Public traces the origins of the public back to ancient Rome, before arguing that the idea of a public sphere, is closely linked to the birth of democracy in the eighteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Preface 1. The public 2. Public as audience 3. The public sphere 4. Public opinion 5. Emptying public space 6. Privacy and the media 7. A common sense 8. Transforming the private sphere Conclusion Notes Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Alastair Hannay, Alastair (University of Oslo Hannay, Alistair Hannay, Hannay Alastair
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2005
• EAN: 9780415327923
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32792-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Thinking in Action; Thinking in Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > 20th and 21st centuries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism