The Portable Hannah Arendt
(Author) Hannah ArendtA collection of writings by a groundbreaking political thinker, including excerpts from The Origins of Totalitarianism and Eichmann in Jerusalem She was a Jew born in Germany in the early twentieth century, and she studied with the greatest German minds of her day—Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers among them. After the rise of the Nazis, she emigrated to America where she proceeded to write some of the most searching, hard-hitting reflections on the agonizing issues of the time: totalitarianism in both Nazi and Stalinist garb; Zionism and the legacy of the Holocaust; federally mandated school desegregation and civil rights in the United States; and the nature of evil. The Portable Hannah Arendt offers substantial excerpts from the three works that ensured her international and enduring stature: The Origins of Totalitarianism, The Human Condition, and Eichmann in Jerusalem. Additionally, this volume includes several other provocative essays, as well as her correspondence with other influential figures.
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a German-American political theorist and philosopher known for her groundbreaking works on totalitarianism, authority, and the nature of power. Her most notable works include "The Origins of Totalitarianism" and "The Human Condition." Arendt's writing style is characterized by its clear and precise language, as well as its deep philosophical insights. She is considered one of the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century, and her works continue to be studied and debated in academic circles. Arendt's most famous work, "Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil," explores the nature of evil and responsibility in the context of the Holocaust. Her contributions to literature have had a lasting impact on the fields of political theory, philosophy, and ethics.
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