Who is Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (, US also , German: [ˈaːʁənt]; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor. She is widely considered to be one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century.Arendt was born in Linden, which later became a district of Hanover, in 1906, to a Jewish family. At the age of three, her family moved to Königsberg, the capital of East Prussia, so that her father's syphilis could be treated. Paul Arendt had contracted the disease in his youth, and it was thought to be in remission when Arendt was born. He died when she was seven. Arendt was raised in a politically progressive, secular family. Her mother was an ardent supporter of the Social Democrats. After completing her secondary education in Berlin, she stu...Read Full Biography of Hannah Arendt
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- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst expect the best and take what comes.
- Death not merely ends life, it also bestows upon it a silent completeness, snatched from the hazardous flux to which all things human are subject.
- In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
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Madelonwise: but do we ever take the time to truly challenge the principles we’ve inherited, to ensure they stand up to our own individual scrutiny? are we even aware of our biases and learned behaviors?
Solidarityhall: the late fred dewey was a cultural activist deeply infuenced by the democracy work of hannah arendt. we are screening clips from l.a. video artist dana duff's multi-reader version of fred's striking what is power essay on 4/13!
Rizacitak251: “the sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.” –hannah arendt
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