Amor Mundi

The weekly publication of the Hannah Arendt Center

What is most difficult, writes Arendt, is to love the world as it is. Loving the world means neither uncritical acceptance nor contemptuous rejection, but the unwavering facing up to and comprehension of that which is. The opinions expressed in essays on our site are those of their authors.

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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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Should We Be Humble?

What we overlook in the shadow of the humble man are the ways in which humility might threaten our most fundamental notions of justice.

08-09-2015

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Amor Mundi 8/9/15

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the wonders of boredom, admit our bafflement at he rise of ISIS, identify liberal arts' worst enemy, and much more!

08-09-2015

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Hannah Arendt: A Legacy of Americans' Love for Freedom

This week's Library feature reveals the extent to which Hannah Arendt respected American's love for freedom.

08-06-2015

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Alexander Hamilton on the Fruit of Labor and Thought

Alexander Hamilton reflects on how the fruit of labor and thought help constitute the appearance of genius in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

08-04-2015

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Education, Crisis, and Whether We Love the World Enough

Laurie Naranch wonders if education can prepare us to assume responsibility for and help renew the common world.

08-02-2015

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Amor Mundi 8/2/15

In our Amor Mundi, we reflect on how our wired culture affects our social relationships, seek justice for eight men wrongly imprisoned, and much more!

08-02-2015

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An Arendtian Library: The Goethe-Institut New York

Recently, the Goethe-Institut New York contacted us via Twitter and sent us an image of some of Arendt's writings housed in its library.

07-30-2015

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Peter Singer on Thinking and the Meaning of Philosophy

Australian philosopher Peter Singer discusses how thinking helps constitute the meaning of philosophy in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

07-28-2015

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Dianoetic Laughter

Charles Snyder reflects on how dianoetic laughter frees us from the misery that arises from our constant failure to be able to converse with ourselves.

07-26-2015