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A work of striking originality bursting with unexpected insights, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The problems Arendt identified then—diminishing human agency and political freedom, the paradox that as human powers increase through technological and humanistic inquiry, we are less equipped to control the consequences of our actions—continue to confront us today. This new edition, published to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of its original publication, contains an improved and expanded index and a new introduction by noted Arendt scholar Margaret Canovan which incisively analyzes the book's argument and examines its present relevance. A classic in political and social theory, The Human Condition is a work that has proved both timeless and perpetually timely.

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was one of the leading social theorists in the United States. Her Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy and Love and Saint Augustine are also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (December 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226025985
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226025988
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches

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Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) taught political science and philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York and the University of Chicago. Widely acclaimed as a brilliant and original thinker, her works include Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Human Condition.

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Emily

Good condition, great book!

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This is one of my favorite books from political philosopher Hannah Arendt. The book seller provided a very nice copy, too.

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Jill Darley-Vanis

Prescient and meaningful: to be read with a group

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Arendt is challenging, unorthodox, and prescient in this too-hard-to-qualify genre of a work. Without naming the Holocaust, she is always talking about the Holocaust; without knowing it, she predicted the moment we're living in now.

This is one for a class or group. She's on my short list of "don't go there alone," but I'm so glad that I've finally read her and this seminal work.

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I was afraid I might not be able to find a copy of this book published so long ago. It came in very good shape. Thanks so much! I'm really enjoying reading the work of Hanna Arendt. She's long gone, but her thoughts are very appropriate and timely for our times.

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Aran Joseph Canes

A Phenomenological Account of Human Activity

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Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition is a difficult work. Like a Henry James novel, its sentences often shift meaning with their final clause making it necessary to read each line twice.

But the overall theme is relatively within reach. Rising out of the phenomenological tradition, Arendt distinguishes three kinds of human behavior: the biological, the world of artifacts, and the world of action. The biological corresponds to sustenance and reproduction, artifacts refers to the tools and goods we surround ourselves with, while action is the realm of the public square where we exercise our highest potential and freedom.

Relying heavily on the figures from
the cultural apogee of ancient Athens—Pericles, Socrates, Thucydides, Plato and Aristotle—the book can make for particularly difficult reading for those not well versed classically.

But it’s an attractive reading of human nature—exalted above animal needs to participate in persuading, leading and collective action. Its ideal harkens back less to mass democracy and more to the life of the Ancient Greek polis. So while it resonated with contemporaries of organized movements like African-American civil rights activists, it does little to provide a historical or scientific basis for how the life of political action is the highest of our activities. This seems to me, who is by no means a philosophical authority, like a perennial problem with phenomenologically based accounts.

But I enjoyed reading it, mostly, and was encouraged enough by her insights to plan on reading the Origins of Totalitarianism later this year. Those wanting a more dynamic civil society in the West should certainly consider reading this as a foundational text. But for the merely intellectual interested, other works of Arendt are probably more germane to our era.

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An amazing school of thought

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A philosophical historic scientific analysis of human condition that dives deep into the essence of western thought. Very provocative stimulating read that leaves you contemplating life and modernity. One of my favorite books ever.

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Makaiah Glauser

a pessimistic approach to the ideologies of Marx

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brilliant writing and incredibly refined concepts. I highly recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in political philosophy and philosophy in general.

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Arrived on time and in good condition.

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The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt is a magnificent book. I really enjoy Hannah Arendt's work. I highly recommend this book.

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Gosto muito da forma objetiva e clara com que Arendt apresenta suas ideias nos ajudando a entender o ligar do homem hoje como sujeito político e pensante. Seu trabalho faz um longo trajeto deste a antiga Grécia até a modernidade de filósofos como Marx, entre outros.

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