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The responsibility of the pariah : the impact of Bernard Lazare on Arendt's conception of political action and judgement in extreme situations (1996)

Parvikko, T. (1996). The responsibility of the pariah : the impact of Bernard Lazare on Arendt's conception of political action and judgement in extreme situations [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Jyväskylä. SoPhi, 7. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-5903-6

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Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Parvikko, Tuija

ISBN: 951-34-0795-0

eISBN: 978-951-39-5903-6

Lehti tai sarja: SoPhi

ISSN: 1238-8025

Julkaisuvuosi: 1996

Sarjan numero: 7

Kirjan kokonaissivumäärä: 229

Kustantaja: University of Jyväskylä

Kustannuspaikka: Jyväskylä

Julkaisumaa: Suomi

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

Pysyvä verkko-osoite: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-5903-6

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Viivästetysti avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-5903-6

Lisätietoja: Digitoitu

Tiivistelmä

The study deals with the textual archeology and history of the formation of Hannah Arendt’s conception of pariahdom. I clarify from where Arendt actually took the term pariah and how she used it. I show that the notion of the partial responsibility of the pariah which Arendt adopted from Bernard Lazare constituted one of the guiding principles of her later theorizations of politics and political judgement in extreme situations. It is through the figure of the modern pariah as a conscious rebel that Arendt introduces her conception of pariah politics as a response to a plight of oppression and exclusion. The hallmark of this conception is a view that pariahdom as political exclusion does not offer an excuse for political ignorance and indifference. In Arendtian terms, it is the duty of the pariah to resist oppression. Although the pariah cannot be responsible for acts carried out in a polity to which she does not belong, she cannot withdraw from partial responsibility for those acts and deeds of her own which contribute to her political fate. The study shows that Arend's impact on political theory is not restricted to the theorization of political action in the public realm under ”normal” circumstances but that her considerations of pariahdom constitute an important source for theorizing the political in extreme situations. Arendtian responsibility stems from acceptance of the unpredictability and contingency of political action. To assume responsibility means to accept commitment to acts and deeds the results of which cannot all be foreseen. Responsibility is the price to be paid for political freedom and dignity. It is not possible to maintain one’s human dignity and achieve political freedom without assuming responsibility for one’s own acts and deeds.

YSO-asiasanat: politiikka; filosofia; yhteiskuntafilosofia; filosofit; totalitarismi; antisemitismi; sionismi; väitöskirjat

Vapaat asiasanat: Arendt, Hannah; Lazare, Bernard; Weber, Max; Varnhagen, Rahel; 1900-luku

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