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History of Judaism and Its Sects

In this week's Library feature, we appreciate a testament to Arendt's interest in Jewish historiography.

C. G. Jung on Thinking

C. G. Jung provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

To Transform the Human Species

Jeffrey Champlin investigates Arendt's claim that the racist Nazi government and Soviet communist government both followed a deeper underlying idea.

Amor Mundi 1/4/15

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reevaluate our basic understanding of liberty, reflect on whether economic inequality undermines democracy, realize the blame of the Bush-Cheney White House in allowing torture to flourish in the CIA, and much more.

Arendt and Erdmann

In this week's Library feature, we appreciate Arendt's possession of one of J. E. Erdmann's investigations into the history of philosophy.

Poe on Thinking

Edgar Allan Poe provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 12/28/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on our reactions to the recent killing of American police officers, meditate on Pope Francis' critique of the Church leadership, identify a separation between civilian and military life as a predominant characteristic in today's war literature, and much more.

Thinking and Transcendence

Kazue Koishikawa reflects on Arendt's observation that thinking acquires political significance when we think beyond our own limitations.

Amor Mundi 12/21/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on how Ferguson has irrevocably changed the national dialogue on racism, identify the real moral questions surrounding the CIA Torture Report, marvel at the use of "selfies" as a form of protest, and much more.