Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Political Philosophy
1906, Linden, Hanover, Germany — 1975, New York City, United States
Germany · United States
Hannah Arendt is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Political Philosophy
Arendt was one of the 20th century's most influential political theorists, author of The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), The Human Condition and Eichmann in Jerusalem, in which she coined 'the banality of evil.' Born to a secular German Jewish family, she was arrested by the Gestapo, fled Europe, and wrote extensively as a Jew on antisemitism and statelessness.
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Source: The Origins of Totalitarianism
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Political Philosophy
Source: The Origins of Totalitarianism
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