Cosmos and Republic

In 20 essays inspired by Hannah Arendt's analysis of crisis-ridden modernity, Wolfgang R. Heuer addresses aspects of depoliticization and the loss of politics, and thus of freedom. The wide-ranging essays are grouped in five sections: When Politics Vanishes, The Call of Responsibility, Images and Emotions, Federations, and From Plurality to Cosmos. They lead to the insight that the crises of our time require a common change of perspective towards ecological and political sustainability, the unity of »Cosmos and Republic«.

Wolfgang R. Heuer ist Privatdozent und Politologe an der Freien Universität Berlin. Er hatte zudem Gastprofessuren in Brasilien, Kolumbien und Chile inne.