On violence : Arendtian reflections

We live in a world of steadily escalating violence-from ethnic cleansings and genocides to seemingly unending "terror wars." Some thirty years ago, Hannah Arendt wrote her reflections "on Violence" which drew a sharp line between politics and political power, on the one hand, and...

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Published inJournal of power and ethics Vol. 2; no. 3; p. 186
Main Author Dallmayr, Fred
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Harrisburg Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc 01.07.2001
Southern Public Administration Education Foundation
Subjects
Arendt, Hannah
Criticism
Ethics
Forecasts and trends
Minority & ethnic violence
Nonviolence
Nuclear weapons
Political power
Politics
Portrayals
Public life
Rhetoric
Vietnam War
Violence
United States
United States > US
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ISSN1523-973X
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Summary:We live in a world of steadily escalating violence-from ethnic cleansings and genocides to seemingly unending "terror wars." Some thirty years ago, Hannah Arendt wrote her reflections "on Violence" which drew a sharp line between politics and political power, on the one hand, and violence and destruction, on the other. The present essay explores the continued relevance of her argument in our time, proceeding in three steps. The opening section offers a close reading of Arendt's reflections and their place in her larger opus. Continuing the line of authors criticized by Arendt, the middle section reviews some recent literature which, in center staging violence, blurs the distinction between violence and politics. The conclusion reaffirms Arendt's distinction while simultaneously revising her conception through some borrowings from Gandhi and the tradition of public ethics. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1523-973X
1523-973X