Episode 125: Hannah Arendt on the Political & Private
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
Mark Linsenmayer
4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2015
⏱️ 120 minutes
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Summary
On The Human Condition (1958), Prologue and Sections 1 and 2. How has our distinction between the private and public evolved over time? Arendt uses this history, and chiefly the differences between our time and ancient Athens, to launch a critique of modern society. The fab four conducted this podcast live at the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Conference.
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| 0:30.0 | Tonight's live podcast will be an examination of the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, |
| 0:36.9 | with a particular focus on the question of public philosophy. |
| 0:40.5 | Please join me in welcoming Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan, |
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