Table of Contents

1. Situating Camus 2. Human Existence and the Tragic Beauty of the Absurd 3. Rebellion and an Ethics of Measure 4. Politics and the Limits of Violence 5. From Justice to Solidarity 6. Cosmopolitanism without Hope Epilogue

About the Author

Patrick Hayden is Professor of Political Theory and International Relations at the University of St Andrews, UK. His books include Recognition and Global Politics: Critical Encounters between State and World (2015, with Kate Schick); Hannah Arendt: Key Concepts (2014) ; Political Evil in a Global Age: Hannah Arendt and International Theory (2009); Critical Theories of Globalization (2006), with Chamsy el-Ojeili); and Cosmopolitan Global Politics (2005).