Arendt, Augustine, and the New Beginning: The Action Theory and Moral Thought of Hannah Arendt in the Light of Her Dissertation on St. Augustine

Political theorist Hannah Arendt's earliest writing was a dissertation on Saint Augustine's concept of neighborly love. Kampowski explores the relevance of that material to Arendt's lifetime of work; examines Scott and Stark's edition of that student thesis; and analyzes Arendt's mature theories of action and ethics in relationship to her introductory work. A valuable panorama.