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George Kateb

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12+ Works 205 Members 1 Review

About the Author

George Kateb is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Emeritus, Princeton University

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Works by George Kateb

Human Dignity (2011) 53 copies

Patriotism and Other Mistakes (2006) 40 copies

The Inner Ocean: Individualism and Democratic Culture (1992) 34 copies, 1 review

Utopia and Its Enemies (1987) 20 copies

Lincoln's Political Thought (2015) 20 copies

Hannah Arendt: Politics, Conscience, Evil (1984) 16 copies

Political theory; its nature and uses 9 copies

Emerson and Self-Reliance (1994) 7 copies

Utopia : the potential and prospect of the human condition (2008) 3 copies

Utopia : An Atherton Controversy (1971) 1 copy

Political Theory: Its Nature and Uses. (1968) 1 copy

Utopia 1 copy

Associated Works

The Cambridge Companion to Hannah Arendt (2000) — Contributor — 118 copies

Liberalism and the Moral Life (1989) — Contributor — 32 copies

Twentieth Century Interpretations of 1984 (1971) — Contributor — 19 copies

Daedalus, Spring 1965: Utopia (1965) — Contributor — 7 copies, 1 review

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The Inner Ocean: Individualism and Democratic… by George Kateb

The parts of the book that aren't trite are mostly ludicrous, irrelevant, poorly supported, or simply incorrect.

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David and Elaine Spitz Prize

The Inner Ocean: Individualism and Democratic Culture (1994)

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Works: 12
Also by: 4
Members: 205
Popularity: #107,802
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 24

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