Experiential Ontology of Hannah Arendt

Martin Heidegger’s influence on the thought of Hannah Arendt has been frequently noted, but the precise nature of Arendt’s critique of her mentor is less understood. Kim Maslin argues that Arendt’s work attempted to transform fundamental ontology for responsible use in the public realm.

List of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Heidegger the Fox: Revealing the Trap

Chapter 2 - Rootlessness in Heidegger and Arendt

Chapter 3 - Concretizing Thrownness and Projection: Rahel Varnhagen

Chapter 4 - Mitdasein I: Understanding Antisemitism

Chapter 5 - Mitdasein II: Understanding Imperialism

Chapter 6 - Vorspringen (Leaping Ahead): Understanding Totalitarianism

Chapter 7 - On the Political Importance of a Normative Ontology: Eichmann in Jerusalem

Chapter 8 - The Politics of Existential Loneliness

Chapter 9 - Experiential Ontology: Implications for Identity Politics

Chapter 10 -Theorizing #MeToo

Conclusion

Bibliography

About the Author

About the author

Kimberly Maslin is professor of politics at Hendrix College.

Summary

Martin Heidegger’s influence on the thought of Hannah Arendt has been frequently noted, but the precise nature of Arendt’s critique of her mentor is less understood. Kim Maslin argues that Arendt’s work attempted to transform fundamental ontology for responsible use in the public realm.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly Maslin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781793612441
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-244-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, War Crimes, Gender studies, gender groups, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing