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  The Human Condition (Paperback) By (author) Hannah Arendt, Introduction by Margaret Canovan

  

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  Short Description for The Human ConditionConsidering humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable, this text addresses diminishing human agency and political freedom - the paradox that as human powers increase through technology and inquiry, we are less equipped to control the consequences of our actions.
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  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Published: 14 January 1999
  • Format: Paperback 366 pages
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  • Categories: Sociology | Political Science & Theory | Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -
  • ISBN 13: 9780226025988 ISBN 10: 0226025985
  • Sales rank: 9,256

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Full description for The Human Condition

• In this text, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The problems are identified as diminishing human agency and political freedom - the paradox that as human powers increase through technological and humanistic inquiry, we are less equipped to control the consequences of our actions. This edition contains an expanded index and an introduction that analyzes the text's argument and its present relevance.