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Concepts of Solidarity in the Political Theory of Hannah Arendt
Ken Reshaur
Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique, Vol. 25, No. 4.
(Dec., 1992), pp. 723-736.
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Fri Jun 1 21:57:09 2007
Concepts of Solidarity in the Political Theory
of Hannah Arendt*
KEN RESHAUR University of Manitoba
It has e fashionable of late to see in many different kinds of joint
endeavour instances of solidarity. Insofar as we restrict the meaning of
solidarity to interdependence and reciprocity-between individuals,
groups or states-es as no surprise: such relationships have
always existed, varying only in scope and intensity. Solidarity, however,
is not merely a descriptive term; it evokes a positive appraisal. We say
that we feel solidarity, that we show solidarity, and that we have a sense
of solidarity. It is bination of the prescr