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The Unknown Within Ourselves

In this week's Weekend Read, we realize that our privacy is being lost not because technology can take it from us, but because we have forgotten why it is important in the first place.

Video Archives - Lunchtime Talk with Robert Pogue Harrison (2011)

In this week's Video Archive, we look back at our 2011 Lunchtime Talk with Professor Robert Pogue Harrison on the surprising pervasiveness of thought in our lives.

José Ortega y Gasset on Thinking

José Ortega y Gasset discusses the relationship between thought and survival in this week's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 7/6/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we identify the need to re-imagine and re-invigorate America's ideals, observe the connections between Instagram and the primary genres of Western secular art, and appreciate Proust's masterpiece every time we read it.

Google Books and the Problem of Tradition

Martin Wagner uses Arendt's analysis of Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche to discuss the benefits and costs of Google Books.

Independence Day: Reexamining America's Core Ideals

In this Weekend Read, we reflect on Independence Day, the motivations behind the Declaration of Independence, and how we can reclaim America's ideals today.

Video Archives - Panel One of "The Burden of Our Times" (2009)

A new weekly feature on the Blog, the Arendt Center uses its video archives to remember all of the exciting events it has hosted over the years. This week, it revisits the first panel of its second annual fall conference, "The Burden of Our Times."

Florence Scovel Shinn on Thinking

American artist Florence Scovel Shinn's Thoughts on Thinking.

Amor Mundi 6/29/14

In this week's Amor Mundi, we reflect on the quantitative nature of soccer, appreciate the power of citizen journalism abroad, and wonder about how people are connected to their digital avatars.