Description
This landmark work of political philosophy examines modern humanity through the activities that shape human life: labor, work, and action. It explores how technological progress, social transformation, and the growth of human power can both expand possibility and weaken individual agency, public freedom, and our ability to govern the consequences of what we create. With characteristic rigor and originality, the book reflects on plurality, political participation, and the conditions required for meaningful collective life. Its enduring relevance lies in the way it challenges readers to reconsider what it means to act, create, and live together in a changing world.
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paperback
University of Chicago Press
Published Jan 1, 1998
349 pages
ISBN: 9780226025988
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First Published
1958
Language
eng
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