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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.

An Arendtian Library - German, English, and Dutch

In this week's Library feature, we appreciate a personal library of Arendt's works submitted by a member of the international Arendt community.

Video Archives - Lunchtime Talk with Laura Ephraim (February 2011)

In this week's Video Archives, we look back on a Lunchtime Talk former HAC post-doctoral and associate fellow Laura Ephraim delivered in 2011, in which she provides an Arendtian critique of Ray Kurzweil’s writings on ‘the Singularity.’

Plato on Thinking

Plato provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 12/14/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the disclosure of the CIA torture report, celebrate those efforts that are dedicated to keeping "forgotten" memories of Chinese history alive, wonder at the influence Fidel Castro may have had on Hannah Arendt, and much more!

Violence, Art, and Our Crisis in Culture

Laurie Naranch suggests that people's horror at the violence they witness every day can inspire them to attend to things in the common world.

Announcing Our 2014 Thinking Challenge Winners!

We announce the winners of our 2014 Thinking Challenge: Rosa Schwartzburg and Alix Tate!

Aristotle and Arendt

In this week's Library feature, we acknowledge how Aristotle helped shape Arendt's philosophy.

Video Archives - Peter Beinart Presents 'The Crisis of Zionism' (2012)

In this week's Video Archives, we remember a 2012 presentation by Peter Beinart on his book "The Crisis of Zionism."