HANNAH ARENDT'S POLITICAL THEOLOGY OF DEMOCRATIC LIFE

被引:4
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作者
Gordon, Jane Anna [1 ]
机构
[1] Temple Univ, Dept Polit Sci, 162 Miller Ave, Providence, RI 02905 USA
关键词
democratic theory; Hannah Arendt; legitimacy; political theology; polytheism;
D O I
10.1558/poth.v10i2.325
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
In this essay, I explore Hannah Arendt's suggestion that we conceptualize human power and freedom polytheistically if our aim is to understand the challenges and requirements of democratic self-governance. Although it is not clear that politics must always be understood through theological grammars, if it is to be, polytheism affirms that there may be multiple sources of value and of right, offering both a metaphysical counterpart to value pluralism and a vision of how to create political practices and institutions that mirror and honor both the equality and distinction of human beings.
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页码:325 / 339
页数:15
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