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Berkowitz unpacks the lasting relevance of Hannah Arendt’s thought

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59% Informative

Hannah Arendt ’s ideas offer guidance on engaging with difficult political realities.

At the heart of her philosophy is the idea that politics is not about consensus but about the ability to disagree respectfully.

Author Roger Berkowitz unpacks the lasting relevance of her thought, emphasising her practical approach to politics.

Berkowitz : She believed there was no political truth, but what moral truths?.

Hannah Arendt's work addresses the increasing precarity of the common world.

Her thought is so original and relevant, even though she was writing about a different time.

She was suspicious of intellectuals because they build theories disconnected from reality.

Her work can be uncomfortable because her criticisms are sometimes used today by violent people.

Zoe says Hannah Arendt wasn't an anti-Zionist , but she was for pluralism and diversity.

She says she supported the labour Zionist idea of Jews and Arabs living together.

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69

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73

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43

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

31

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not offensive

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medium-lived

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