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Man Confronts Himself Alone
Hannah Arendt and the Entanglements of Science, Technology, Economics, and Politics in Modern Life
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eBook - ePub
Man Confronts Himself Alone
Hannah Arendt and the Entanglements of Science, Technology, Economics, and Politics in Modern Life
About this book
In 1957, the Russians launched the first satellite into space, marking the first time a man-made object broke through nature's limitations. In her iconic book The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt made the attempt to figure out the political implications of that seeming achievement. Her conclusion is that the astonishing scientific achievement of unprecedented control over terrestrial nature through the adoption of an outside-the-world "universal" perspective has shaped a prevailing mentality that sees the world, in which we have felt at home throughout history, as only optional. This has resulted in socioeconomic and political changes throughout modernity, ultimately reducing human ability to act politically. Many people today feel comfortable in a world shaped by science and technology. But Arendt warns us that there is hope for modern society if we can envision ways to make our active life worldly again. Mihaely's examination of Arendt's thoughts on science and politics stimulates the reader to rethink the authenticity of their freedom today.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Theoretical Background: The Human Condition
- Chapter 1: The Emergence of Modernity
- Chapter 2: The Change in the Role of Science
- Chapter 3: The Dilemmas of Modern Philosophy in Face of the Loss of Certainty
- Chapter 4: The Modern Worldview
- Chapter 5: The Human Condition in Modernity
- Chapter 6: The Transition to the “Modern World” and Mass Society
- Chapter 7: Mass Society as a Political Problem of the “Modern World”
- Chapter 8: Transferring the Weight of Action from Politics to Science
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
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