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Mentioned in 10 episodes
The Human Condition
Book • 1958
In 'The Human Condition,' Hannah Arendt provides a comprehensive account of how human activities have been understood throughout Western history.
She contrasts the 'vita activa' (active life) with the 'vita contemplativa' (contemplative life) and identifies three primary human activities: labor, work, and action.
Arendt discusses how these activities have evolved and been affected by changes in Western history, emphasizing the importance of action in disclosing human identity and creating a 'space of appearances' through speech and deeds.
The book addresses issues such as diminishing human agency, political freedom, and the paradox of increased human powers without corresponding control over their consequences.
She contrasts the 'vita activa' (active life) with the 'vita contemplativa' (contemplative life) and identifies three primary human activities: labor, work, and action.
Arendt discusses how these activities have evolved and been affected by changes in Western history, emphasizing the importance of action in disclosing human identity and creating a 'space of appearances' through speech and deeds.
The book addresses issues such as diminishing human agency, political freedom, and the paradox of increased human powers without corresponding control over their consequences.
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Mentioned in 10 episodes
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in a discussion of public and private life in the digital age.

Eugene Wei

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11: Eugene Wei - Amusing Each Other to Death
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in relation to her work on labor and work.


Tim Jackson

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105: The Care economy: bringing wellbeing back into our politics
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as one of Hannah Arendt's works.

Lyndsey Stonebridge

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Lyndsey Stonebridge on the Life and Mind of Hannah Arendt
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in the context of her insights on the banality of evil.

Mike Cosper

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Ep. 243 Mike Cosper - The Church in Dark Times: Resisting the Lure of Ideology
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in relation to the concept of the ‘common world’ and its disappearance in modern society.


Adam McCauley

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Lessons from History on How to Tackle Today's Greatest Challenges, with Roman Krznaric
Mentioned by Jonny Thompson in the context of discussing Arendt's view on the conditions necessary for a society to turn towards totalitarianism.

Love, sex, and happiness, explained by philosophy | Jonny Thomson: Full Interview
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when discussing the reduction of action to behavior in the modern world.


D.C. Schindler

Theology of Work: Theology of the Body, Part II with D.C. Schindler
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as one of the other two books by this author


Mark Linsenmeyer

Ep. 269: Arendt on Totalitarianism (Part One)
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in de context van haar bewondering voor haar werk en de bruikbaarheid van Arendt's ideeën voor haar eigen boek.

Joke Hermsen

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in the context of observing Earth from outer space.


Yuk Hui

'Machine and Sovereignty: For a Planetary Thinking' with Yuk Hui
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, qui cite Anne Arène et son livre pour souligner l'importance du langage dans la vie humaine.

Alexei Greenbaum

Humains-machines : nos langues entremêlées 2/2 : Et naquirent les transformers...
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in the context of discussing the impact of technology on families and society.

Emily Jashinsky

Michael Toscano: Will Trump conquer the Big Tech oligarchs?
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als een poëtisch filosoof van wie hij veel ontleent, met betrekking tot poëtisch handelen en spreken.

Laurens ten Kate

“Humanisme in crisistijd: Een ander perspectief op de wereldorde” | #2015 Laurens ten Kate
Mentioned in reference to the concept of 'Amor Mundi' and her insistence that love has nothing to do with the world.

Amor Mundi Part 1: Unchained from Our Sun / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
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for those seeking a more profound philosophical challenge.


Eddie Hood

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as one of Hannah Arendt's wonderful books about humans.

Volodymyr Yermolenko

Hannah Arendt on evil: what can we learn from her today? - with Marci Shore
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when discussing irreversibility and the need for forgiveness.

Lisa Marciano

Forgiveness or Fury: Finding a Way Forward