Action and contingency in Hannah Arendt's The human condition

Authors

  • Helton Adverse Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21680/1983-2109.2018v25n48ID14108

Keywords:

Hannah Arendt, Politics, Contingency, Natality, Unpredictability

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine some aspects of Hannah Arendt’s theory of action in the light of the notion of contingency. Focusing our analysis on the concept of natality, but also paying attention to the concept of unpredictability, we intend to work out a path that allows us to apprehend certain distinctive features of her political thought.

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Author Biography

Helton Adverse, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professor Associado do Departamento de Filosofia da UFMG na área de Filosofia Política.

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Published

03-09-2018

How to Cite

ADVERSE, H. Action and contingency in Hannah Arendt’s The human condition. Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN), [S. l.], v. 25, n. 48, p. 129–156, 2018. DOI: 10.21680/1983-2109.2018v25n48ID14108. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/14108. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.