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"Something has happened to the fabric of society"
This essay contrasts Mister Rogers' vision of neighborliness with the harsh treatment of legal immigrants in the United States, focusing on the case of Kseniia Petrova. It explores how class resentment and institutional silence have enabled arbitrary cruelty toward those who came here to contribute.04-13-2025
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Hannah Arendt and Reading for Change
Connel Fanning recently shared this image from his Reading for Change Book Club featuring Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem.11-05-2015
Sigmund Freud on the Experimental Nature of Thought
Sigmund Freud reflects reflects on the experimental and methodical nature of thought in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.11-03-2015
Amor Mundi 11/1/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we discuss the permanent purgatory of refugee camps, reflect on the infantalizing notion of trigger warnings on campus, and much more.11-01-2015
Kafka's Sarcasm and Arendt's Action
Arendt's description of The Trial in terms of "sarcasm" raises a number of issues about the effect and intended meaning of Kafka's writing.11-01-2015
Hannah Arendt and The Muqaddimah
On a recent trip to the Hannah Arendt Collection, we came across a three-volume copy of The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History.10-29-2015
The 2016 Hannah Arendt Circle Is Now Accepting Papers!
The Department of Philosophy at West Chester University will be hosting the tenth independent conference of the Hannah Arendt Circle, March 10-12, 2016.10-28-2015
Rumi on the Heartache and Sorrow of Thinking
The Persian poet Rumi reflects on the heartache and sorrow involved in thinking in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.10-27-2015
To Be at Home in the Desert
Being at home in a desert-like landscape brings the danger to lose any real contact with the world and its (other) inhabitants.10-25-2015
Amor Mundi 10/25/15
In this week's Amor Mundi, we follow one family's escape from Syria as they seek asylum elsewhere, remember Sheldon Wolin, and much more!10-25-2015