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Hannah ArendtThe Human Condition
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Essay Topics
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What does Arendt mean by “the human condition?” How is it different from the notion of “human nature?”
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Why, according to Arendt’s analysis in Chapter 2, is the vita contemplativa opposed to the vita activa in the Western philosophical tradition?
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What function does the public realm serve for Arendt? What about the private sphere? Does she think that these two domains of human activity are irreconcilable?
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