Soldier, Citizen, Wanderer: Arendt and the Paradigms of Courage

• In Event: Paradigms and Modes of Political Theorizing

Brief Overview

This paper argues that Arendt’s emphasis on civic courage, thematized as taking place within the walls of the city, should be supplemented by an account of hermeneutic, “wandering” courage, which was under-theorized in her work.

Author

• Sam McChesney, Northwestern University