Hannah Arendt

The Life of the Mind

Posthumous collection on thinking, willing, and judging

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Hannah Arendt
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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