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Men in Dark Times
by Hannah Arendt
Portraits of Lessing, Luxemburg, Jaspers, Benjamin, Brecht, Pope John XXIII: how individuals gave light in dark times. Arendt at her warmest.
Read it if…
you want Arendt on people rather than systems.
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Skip it if…
you want theory.
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Three things you will actually use
- Light comes from persons.
- Friendship is political.
- Illuminate, do not just analyze.
Do this first
Read the essay on Walter Benjamin.
Our verdict
Arendt's portraits.
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