Action, power, promise: towards a critique of sovereignty

Arendt’s radical critique of the concept of sovereignty in politics pervades all her work. To understand her concept of sovereignty and her critique of sovereignty, clearly articulated in her chapter on ‘Action’ from The Human Condition and in such essays as “What is Freedom?” (1960), we must briefl...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Calvet de Magalhães, Theresa
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositório:Argumentos : Revista de Filosofia (Online)
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/19000
Acesso em linha:http://periodicos.ufc.br/argumentos/article/view/19000
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Arendt. Ação. Poder. Soberania.
Arendt. Action. Power. Sovereignty.
Descrição
Resumo:Arendt’s radical critique of the concept of sovereignty in politics pervades all her work. To understand her concept of sovereignty and her critique of sovereignty, clearly articulated in her chapter on ‘Action’ from The Human Condition and in such essays as “What is Freedom?” (1960), we must briefly recall her conception of action and power.