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A New Concept of Freedom
The 2024 Alpine Fellowship in Tuscany, co-sponsored by the Hannah Arendt Center, centered on the theme of "language" and integrated intellectual discussions with holistic activities like yoga and nature immersion. The Fellowship underscores the importance of a strong sense of self for political freedom and character development through thinking, as inspired by Hannah Arendt's philosophy.07-13-2024
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The Demand for “Beginning” in the Face of the Unprecedented
HAC Associate Fellow Jeff Jurgens explains Arendt's view that judges need to be equipped to make decisions beyond the scope of legal precedent, such as in cases of genocide. He then explains how this view informed her support for the creation of an international criminal court.08-04-2014
Amor Mundi 8/3/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on conservatism in the contemporary political environment, wonder whether liberal Zionism has exhausted its options, and wonder about a "crisis in culture" as evident in creative writing.08-04-2014
The Radical As the Vanguard of the Status Quo
Roger Berkowitz argues that one-sided perspectives of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict serve to only perpetuate the violence. He then observes how leaders and discussions that shy away from radicalism could begin to forge a middle ground.08-02-2014
Our 100/10 Membership Challenge Ends Tomorrow!
Roger Berkowitz addresses the HAC community as part of the 100/10 membership challenge, which ends Friday, August 1st.07-31-2014
Video Archives - Lunchtime Talk with Douglas Irvin (2012)
This week, we take a look back at a 2012 Lunchtime Talk with Douglas Irvin on the origins of genocide.07-31-2014
Wittgenstein on Thinking
Ludwig Wittgenstein provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.07-30-2014
Death and the Public Realm
Scholar Lance Strate discusses Arendt's remarks on the loss of the public realm and explains how this unique kind of environment relates to immortality and writing.07-28-2014
Amor Mundi 7/27/14
In this week's Amor Mundi, we explain the problem of American education using Campbell's law, marvel at the expansiveness of the U.S. prison system, and rethink the tradition and history of Ivy League schools.07-28-2014
Beware of the Drones!
Levin has studied surveillance techniques for years and he came to think with us about how the present obsession with drones will transform our landscape and our imaginations. At a time when the obsession with drones in the media is focused on their offensive capacities, it is important to recall that drones were originally developed as a surveillance technology. If drones are to become omnipresent in our lives, what will that mean?07-27-2014