Arendt’s Revision of Praxis: On Plurality and Narrative Experience
Author's Department
English & Comparative Literature Department
Document Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Analecta Husserliana
Publication Date
2005
doi
https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3718-X_28
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the central role of praxis in Arendt’s conception of the human world and the structure of political life as a site of subjective interaction and narrative discourse. First, Arendt’s use of Aristotle will be presented in terms of the meaning of action as a unique philosophical category. Second, Arendt’s encounter with the work of Martin Heidegger will be shown to involve a critical response to his reading of Aristotle. Finally, the revised conception of praxis that derives from her philosophical reflections will be related to the experience of narrative as a necessary complement to human plurality.
First Page
465
Last Page
489
Recommended Citation
Melaney, William D. (2005). Arendt’s Revision of Praxis: On Plurality and Narrative Experience. In Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (ed.), Analecta Husserliana XC. Springer. pp. 465-79.
