Hannah Arendt

Philosopher, Academic

1906 – 1975

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Who was Hannah Arendt?

Johanna "Hannah" Arendt was a German-American political theorist. Though often described as a philosopher, she rejected that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular" and instead described herself as a political theorist because her work centers on the fact that "men, not Man, live on the earth and inhabit the world." Her works deal with the nature of power, and the subjects of politics, direct democracy, authority, and totalitarianism. The Hannah Arendt Prize is named in her honour.

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  • We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
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Born
Oct 14, 1906
Hanover
Also known as
  • Johanna "Hannah" Arendt
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Nationality
  • German Empire
Profession
Education
  • Philipps University of Marburg
    Philosophy
  • Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
  • Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
Employment
  • University of Chicago
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Wesleyan University
  • Northwestern University
  • Yale University
  • Princeton University
Lived in
  • Hanover
Died
Dec 4, 1975
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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