Vilde Lid Aavitsland
University of Louisville, Philosophy, Faculty Member
Hannah Arendt, the twentieth century's great theorist of political judgment, was also infamous for her own political judgments. Most notably, her essay "Reflections on Little Rock" sparked massive criticisms, accusing Arendt for holding... more
Hannah Arendt, the twentieth century's great theorist of political judgment, was also infamous for her own political judgments. Most notably, her essay "Reflections on Little Rock" sparked massive criticisms, accusing Arendt for holding racist views. Rather than rejecting Arendt's theory of judgment on this basis, this article argues that her theory makes it possible to theorize the immanent possibility of a failure of judgment. By developing the role of disgust on both the sensuous and reflective level of political judgment, we can account for the failure of judgment along, for example, racial and gendered lines.
Research Interests:
Aesthetics, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Judgment and Decision Making (Judgment And Decision Making), Race and Racism, and 11 moreCritical Race Theory, Immanuel Kant, Gender and Race, Hannah Arendt, Disgust, Judgment, Moral Judgment, Iris Marion Young, Critical Race and Whiteness Studies, Miranda Fricker, and Politics of Aesthetics
Review of an edited volume in Norwegian of Hannah Arendt's writings - Politikk i dystre tider, redigert av Rune Slagstad.
http://www.salongen.no/arendt-i-dystre-tider/
http://www.salongen.no/arendt-i-dystre-tider/