Name: Between Past and Future (Penguin Classics)
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Author: Hannah Arendt

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Between Past and Future (Penguin Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Hannah Arendt

Jerome Kohn

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.9x12.9x1.5 cm

Weight

0.23

ISBN

0143104810

ISBN13

9780143104810

Synopsis "Between Past and Future (Penguin Classics)"

From the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism, "a book to think with through the political impasses and cultural confusions of our day" (Harper's Magazine) Hannah Arendt's insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future. To participate in these exercises is to associate, in action, with one of the most original and fruitful minds of the twentieth century.

Hannah Arendt

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(Hannover, Germany, 1906 - New York, United States, 1975) Arendt has established herself as one of the fundamental reference points for the understanding of political philosophy. Born in Hannover, she studied in Marburg, Freiburg, and Heidelberg, where she graduated in Philosophy. In 1933, when the Nazis came to power, she emigrated to Paris. Later, she settled in the United States, where she directed the Conference on Jewish Relations (1944-1946) and also the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Inc. She was a professor at the University of Chicago and also taught at Columbia, Princeton, and Berkeley.

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