An Introduction to the Philosophy of Hannah Arendt

This is serious content not click bait, as Arendt deserves. A human-generated brief introduction but more details than most philosophy professors will give you. Arendt had important insights into totalitarianism and the human condition.
#philosophy #totalitarianism

[BangThaBazie]

I took a few seminars on her work in Uni and have been very invested since. It is kind of incredible how applicable her work is in todays age and how foundational it turned out to be.

[Nedwin]

For those who love philosophy, Hannah Arendt is more than a heroine. She was the true thinker that we all should value as her thoughts and ideas are still relevant until today. She has different view on totalitarianism if compared with her predecessor like Rosseau, or Carl Joachin Friedrich and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Thanks for reviewing. RIP Hannah Arendt.

[noself]

I’ve only recently become aware of Arendt and have been looking for a good introduction to her philosophy. This video is a great starting point. Thanks for sharing!

[edgabel]

Thank you for introducing me to this fascinating thinker.

[metgirl]

I cannot help but think of Noah Harari
Listening to him talk sends shivers down my spine

[mikehanson]

Thanks, nicely done brief intro. I took a graduate course from her back in 1974 focused on "the life of the mind".

[PapaSmurfnd]

Your specifics on the differences of totalitarianism vs other forms of authoritarian government was very helpful. I’d heard some of those arguments before, but the way you phrased it makes it easier to inderstand

[jenniferrobbinsmullin]

Thank you. I will seek out more about her, and start by reading The Origins of Totalitarianism.

[staylor]

Excellent introduction. Good to learn about her.

[meleshenko]

My father didn’t speak much, and rarely gave opinions. But one day, the lot of us were grumbling about “those Nazis, ” and consequently, “those Germans.” It unglued him. He cut us off sharply and said that Nazis were self-righteous moral cowards - and that we were behaving the same. Then he left the room, red-faced. It was chiropractic, what he said to us, and I would never forget it.

[WeeWeeJumbo]

thank you for uploading this. i’ve done no formal study in this discipline

[colinlewisohn]

This is a cracking introduction to a still very modern philosopher of relevance. I've been playing with the idea that western political philosophy is the about the point on the scale where one thinks it appropriate to plant one's flag between individualism and collectivism. Arendt makes such a political psychological dilemma patently obvious. Finding the right point on that scale defines our political values. In her study of Totalitarianism and The Banality of Evil, it becomes very clear how easy it is to manipulate what we would hope would be our otherwise closely guarded humanitarian values and ability to critically reason. Do not administrate a holocaust - it's evil. Such safeguards once abandoned and manipulated allows the Adolph Eichmann's of this world to hide behind the pretence of the 'innocence' of 'I was only obeying orders'.

[johnalbert]

Repeating this history now…… amazing how soon.

[ElkoJohn]

''Critical thinking is dangerous,
''Not thinking this more dangerous.''
Hannah Arendt

[brianmck]

What would be the best for one to do within such a society?

[BertFurfull]

I was introduced to Arente by a friend, very disappointing not enough people have heard of her.

[abelardogreen]

I wonder how she would feel about the persecution of Palestinians?

[Yrathus]

Hannah Arendt did not think of herself as a philosopher, she wanted to be called and politics theorist

[ProfessorJack_IIM]

I admired Arendt philosophy initially, but this lady is unapologetically racist. Just read her published writings on black people and Arabs. As much as we appreciate some of these White European philosophers, we should also expose and discuss their highly privileged and discriminatory views about society and people of colour.

[TAROTAI]

@7:05 " . . . avoid nasty animals" ??? Oh, like a bear or a mountain lion . . . hmm & nasty?