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Arendt and the Illusion of an "Inner Life"

We appreciate a particular passage that Hannah Arendt felt worthy of being underlined and marked with other annotations.

Video Archives - Roundtable Discussion on Occupy Wall Street (2011)

In this week's Video Archives, we remember a 2011 roundtable discussion on the Occupy movement.

Proust on Thinking

Marcel Proust provides this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 10/26/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we examine the portrait of Edward Snowden director Laura Poitras paints in her new film "Citizenfour," dig deep into the criticism revolving around the NY Metropolitan Opera's production of "The Death of Klinghoffer," meditate on why the Hong Kong protesters will not give up their fight for democracy, and much more.

The Revolution Will Not Be Institutionalized

Jeffrey Jurgens discusses Arendt's analysis of the Western tradition of revolution and how revolutionary episodes for her failed to enshrine the people's freedom in lasting institutions.

A Powerful Arendtian Collection

We appreciate a small yet powerful personal library of Arendt's works.

Video Archives - What Does It Mean To Educate Citizens? (2013)

In this week's Video Archives, we look back at a talk Bard College President Leon Botstein gave on the state of American education at the Hannah Arendt Center's seventh annual conference.

C. G. Jung on Thinking

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

Amor Mundi 10/19/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the implications of an unprecedented rise of income inequality for the American Dream, consider how colleges should begin addressing sexual harassment of students on-campus, hope for a "digital cascade" in the American legal system, and much more.