Hannah Arendt's indictment of social science -- "Totalitarianism" in the dialogue of David Riesman and Hannah Arendt -- Ideology, terror and the "mysterious margin" : Raymond Aron versus Hannah Arendt -- Totalitarianism as a secular religion : the dispute between Hannah Arendt and Jules Monnerot -- Concluding reflections : a new constellation of terror.
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This work examines the nature of totalitarianism as interpreted by some of the finest minds of the 20th century. It focuses on Hannah Arendt's claim that totalitarianism was an entirely unprecedented regime and that the social sciences had integrally misconstrued it.
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22573/ctvqrkszp
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Title
Hannah Arendt, totalitarianism, and the social sciences.
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9780804756501
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Arendt, Hannah,1906-1975.
Arendt, Hannah,1906-1975.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Social sciences-- Philosophy.
Totalitarianism.
PHILOSOPHY / Political
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Fascism & Totalitarianism.