The Human Condition

Name: The Human Condition
Author: Hannah Arendt

by Hannah Arendt

Conditions of human existence including action, work, and political life

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Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist who analyzed totalitarianism, the nature of the political, and the banality of evil with unprecedented clarity. The Human Condition distinguished labor, work, and action as modes of human life. Her report on Eichmann's trial produced one of the most controversial and influential phrases of the 20th century.

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