MR M DOWNING: Wonderful overview of philosophy and history
United Kingdom on Nov 25, 2023
Emily: This is one of my favorite books from political philosopher Hannah Arendt. The book seller provided a very nice copy, too.
United States on Feb 24, 2023
@celsorenno: Gosto muito da forma objetiva e clara com que Arendt apresenta suas ideias nos ajudando a entender o ligar do homem hoje como sujeito político e pensante. Seu trabalho faz um longo trajeto deste a antiga Grécia até a modernidade de filósofos como Marx, entre outros.
Brazil on Feb 01, 2023
Susan: I was afraid I might not be able to find a copy of this book published so long ago. It came in very good shape. Thanks so much! I'm really enjoying reading the work of Hanna Arendt. She's long gone, but her thoughts are very appropriate and timely for our times.
United States on Oct 05, 2022
Makaiah Glauser: brilliant writing and incredibly refined concepts. I highly recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in political philosophy and philosophy in general.
United States on Apr 17, 2022
Dylan: 👍
Canada on Mar 15, 2021
Jill Darley-Vanis: Arendt is challenging, unorthodox, and prescient in this too-hard-to-qualify genre of a work. Without naming the Holocaust, she is always talking about the Holocaust; without knowing it, she predicted the moment we're living in now.
This is one for a class or group. She's on my short list of "don't go there alone," but I'm so glad that I've finally read her and this seminal work.
United States on Nov 08, 2020
David: Ya habiendo leido a Hanna Arendt.. solo confirmo lo buena que me parece su vision del ser humano
Spain on May 30, 2019
Lawrence M.: Arrived in good condition.
India on Feb 10, 2019
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| Publisher | University of Chicago Press; Enlarged edition | ||
| ISBN-10 | 022658660X | ||
| Modern Western Philosophy | Modern Western Philosophy | Modern Western Philosophy | |
| Item Weight | 1.36 pounds | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Political Philosophy (Books) | Political Philosophy | ||
| History & Theory of Politics | History & Theory of Politics | ||
| Paperback | 380 pages | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-0226586601 | ||
| Dimensions | 6 x 1 x 9 inches | ||
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But the overall theme is relatively within reach. Rising out of the phenomenological tradition, Arendt distinguishes three kinds of human behavior: the biological, the world of artifacts, and the world of action. The biological corresponds to sustenance and reproduction, artifacts refers to the tools and goods we surround ourselves with, while action is the realm of the public square where we exercise our highest potential and freedom.
Relying heavily on the figures from
the cultural apogee of ancient Athens—Pericles, Socrates, Thucydides, Plato and Aristotle—the book can make for particularly difficult reading for those not well versed classically.
But it’s an attractive reading of human nature—exalted above animal needs to participate in persuading, leading and collective action. Its ideal harkens back less to mass democracy and more to the life of the Ancient Greek polis. So while it resonated with contemporaries of organized movements like African-American...
United States on Jan 16, 2024