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The Human Condition
by Hannah Arendt
Labor, work and action: Arendt's philosophy of the active life, natality, plurality and the public realm. Dense and generative.
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you want Arendt's positive philosophy.
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Skip it if…
you want her political reporting.
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Three things you will actually use
- Action begins something new.
- Plurality is the human condition.
- Forgiveness and promise make action bearable.
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Read the chapter on action.
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Arendt's Human Condition.
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