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Episode #136 ... Hannah Arendt - The Banality of Evil

Philosophize This!

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What Is It to Be a Human Being?

Philosophy practised in the traditional contemplative form has failed to provide anything remotely of value in the real world. It denies a fundamental aspect of living as a human being on this planet, the realm of the political. To begin making her point here, she'd want us to divide being a human being into three primary categories, labor, work and action.

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