{"product_id":"political-philosophy-in-the-moment-narratives-of-freedom-from-plato-to-arendt-paperback","title":"Political Philosophy in the Moment: Narratives of Freedom from Plato to Arendt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Josefson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolitical Philosophy In the Moment\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the political power of narrative by both telling and explaining the stories that frame our ability to be \"in the moment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of eleven short stories, Jim Josefson presents the history of political philosophy and Hannah Arendt's alternative, an \u003ci\u003eaesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e form of politics. In the early stories, Josefson recounts how the four main traditions of political philosophy (Platonism, Aristotelianism, liberalism and historicism) promise truth but deny us the freedom available in reality. Then, he reviews the alternative narratives offered by thinkers like Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Heidegger, which influenced Arendt's view. The final chapters chart Arendt's route back to the Moment, the freedom to read and tell a fuller story about the beauty and horrors that appear in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA page-turning book of short stories and a tour through the greatest works of political philosophy, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Philosophy In the Moment\u003c\/em\u003e is as approachable, comprehensible and welcoming as a fairy-tale, ideally suited for students of contemporary political theory and anyone interested in political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Josefson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater College. Josefson received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship \u0026amp; Public Affairs at Syracuse University. His publications have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Social Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParty Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePS: Political Science \u0026amp; Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJustice et Injustice Spatiales\u003c\/i\u003e. Josefson defends his reading of Arendt further in the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eHannah Arendt's Aesthetic Politics: Freedom \u0026amp; the Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42138008322128,"sku":"9780367199166","price":115.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/NlNKb2JEOUxRMmRvQ1ZTbFY4bmJQdz09.webp?v=1774101119","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/political-philosophy-in-the-moment-narratives-of-freedom-from-plato-to-arendt-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}