Totalitarianism and Philosophy Hardback
by Alan (London Metropolitan University, UK) Haworth
Part of the Routledge Focus on Philosophy series
Hardback
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When Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin first came to power in the 1930s, their regimes were considered by many to represent a new and perplexing phenomenon.
They were labelled 'totalitarian'. But is 'totalitarianism' genuinely new, or is the word just another name for something old and familiar, namely tyranny?This is the first question to be addressed by Alan Haworth in this book, which explores the relevance of philosophy to the understanding of totalitarianism.
In the course of the discussion, definitions are tested.
Is it coherent to think of totalitarianism as the imposition of a 'total state', or of 'total control'?
Could it even be that the idea of totalitarianism is a 'non-concept'?Examining the work of the totalitarian philosophers Giovanni Gentile and Carl Schmitt, the idea of 'totalitarianism by other means' as represented in dystopian fiction, and the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism and Philosophy is essential reading for all students and scholars of political philosophy.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:104 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:03/12/2019
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- ISBN:9780367438258
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:104 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:03/12/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367438258
