Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Hannah Arendt's philosophy • political theory • thinking, willing, judging • Between Past and Future • The Life of the Mind • Eichmann in Jerusalem • Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism • civil disobedience
This podcast, "Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz," offers in-depth explorations of the works and ideas of political theorist Hannah Arendt. The podcast is structured around close readings of Arendt's seminal texts, including "The Life of the Mind," "Between Past and Future," and "Eichmann in Jerusalem." It provides a platform for engaging discussions that draw connections between Arendt's philosophical insights and contemporary issues.
Throughout the episodes, host Roger Berkowitz examines Arendtian concepts such as the nature of thinking, the importance of appearance in politics, authority, freedom, and the tension between truth and politics. These themes are expanded upon through discussions on the impact of scientific advancements on human dignity, the role of citizens' assemblies in American politics, and the enduring relevance of civil disobedience.
The podcast also includes bonus episodes featuring talks and dialogues with scholars and public intellectuals on themes like tribalism, cosmopolitanism, and political violence. These conversations often address the intersections between Arendt's ideas and the challenges of modern society, such as the digital age's influence on public discourse and political movements.
Moreover, the podcast explores broader intellectual and cultural conversations, discussing the philosophical implications of racial identity, language, and the interplay between individuality and community.
Overall, this podcast serves as a thoughtful guide through Hannah Arendt's work, inviting listeners to reflect on fundamental political concepts and their applications in today's world. It is an intellectual space for both close textual analysis and wide-ranging discussions, aiming to deepen understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its contemporary relevance.
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Episodes:
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Mental Activities in a World of Appearances, Sections 9-10 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 2
2025-Apr-25
52 minutes
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Appearance, Section 8 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1
2025-Apr-18
52 minutes
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Hannah Arendt's Legacy with Celso Lafer | Bonus Episode
2025-Apr-11
55 minutes
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Appearance, Sections 6-7 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1
2025-Apr-04
58 minutes
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Appearance, Sections 4-5 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1
2025-Mar-28
43 minutes
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Appearance, Sections 1-3 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1
2025-Mar-21
56 minutes
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Thinking, Introduction | The Life of the Mind, Volume One
2025-Mar-14
69 minutes
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On the Revolutionary Spirit with Neil Roberts and Jess Feldman | Bonus Episode
2025-Mar-07
39 minutes
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The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man | Between Past and Future, Chapter 8 (final chapter)
2025-Feb-28
58 minutes
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Tribalism and the Human Condition with Sebastian Junger | Bonus Episode
2025-Feb-21
43 minutes
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Truth and Politics, Parts 4 + 5 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 7
2025-Feb-14
61 minutes
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Truth and Politics – Parts 1-3 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 7
2025-Feb-07
57 minutes
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On Citizen Assemblies with Nick Romeo | Bonus Episode
2025-Jan-31
44 minutes
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The Roundtable: On Civil Disobedience - Thoreau, Arendt, King | Bonus Episode
2025-Jan-24
50 minutes
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The Equivocations of Tribalism with Uday Mehta | Bonus Episode
2025-Jan-17
52 minutes
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Are We a Tribe? A Conversation with Ayishat Akanbi and Thomas Chatterton Williams | Bonus Episode
2025-Jan-10
55 minutes
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HAC's Year in Review with Jana and Roger Part 2 | Bonus Episode
2025-Jan-03
22 minutes
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HAC's Year in Review with Jana and Roger, Part 1 | Bonus Episode
2024-Dec-27
32 minutes
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The Crisis in Culture, Part 2 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 6
2024-Dec-20
47 minutes
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The Bulletin: Mobs, Movements, and MAGA with Roger Berkowitz | Bonus Episode
2024-Dec-13
43 minutes
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Arendt's Gratitude for the World | Bonus Episode
2024-Dec-06
8 minutes
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The Crisis in Culture, Part 1 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 6
2024-Nov-29
58 minutes
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The Crisis in Education | Between Past and Future, Chapter 5
2024-Nov-22
48 minutes
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What is Freedom | Between Past and Future, Chapter 4, Parts 3-4
2024-Nov-15
56 minutes
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What is Freedom | Between Past and Future, Chapter 4, Parts 1-2
2024-Nov-08
55 minutes
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What is Authority | Between Past and Future, Chapter 3, Parts 3-6
2024-Nov-01
49 minutes
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Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism with Roger Berkowitz | Bonus Episode
2024-Oct-25
28 minutes
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What is Authority | Between Past and Future, Chapter 3, Parts 1 + 2
2024-Oct-18
46 minutes
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The Concept of History, Parts III and Epilogue | Between Past and Future, Chapter 2
2024-Oct-11
54 minutes
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On Tribalism with Sebastian Junger | Bonus Episode
2024-Oct-04
44 minutes
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The Concept of History, Parts I and II | Between Past and Future, Chapter 2
2024-Sep-27
55 minutes
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Tradition and the Modern Age | Between Past and Future, Chapter 1
2024-Sep-20
50 minutes
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Preface | Between Past and Future
2024-Sep-13
50 minutes
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Politics is About Power | Bonus Episode
2024-Sep-06
29 minutes
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Q&A on Eichmann in Jerusalem | Bonus Episode
2024-Aug-30
37 minutes
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Conversation with John McWhorter and Ayishat Akanbi at the Alpine Fellowship Symposium on Language | Bonus Episode
2024-Aug-23
47 minutes
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An Arendtian Perspective on Fake Quotes | Bonus Episode
2024-Aug-16
40 minutes
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A Conversation with Bill T. Jones on Respectful Disagreement | Bonus Episode
2024-Aug-09
23 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Bettina Stangneth
2024-Aug-02
59 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Postscript
2024-Jul-26
60 minutes
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A Conversation with Leon Botstein on Campus Protest | Bonus Episode
2024-Jul-12
31 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Epilogue
2024-Jul-05
58 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Judgment, Appeal, And Execution
2024-Jun-28
46 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Evidence And Witnesses
2024-Jun-14
58 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Killing Centers
2024-Jun-07
61 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Deportations
2024-May-31
50 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: Duties of a Law-Abiding Citizen
2024-May-24
54 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Wannsee Conference, Or Pontius Pilate
2024-May-17
59 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Final Solution: Killing
2024-May-10
55 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Second Solution: Concentration
2024-May-03
50 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: The First Solution: Expulsion
2024-Apr-19
68 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: An Expert On The Jewish Question
2024-Apr-05
57 minutes
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Accused
2024-Mar-22
62 minutes
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Eichmann In Jerusalem: The House Of Justice
2024-Mar-08
58 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: Ideology and Terror: A Novel Form of Government
2024-Feb-22
61 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: Totalitarianism in Power
2024-Feb-08
67 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Totalitarian Movement
2024-Feb-01
58 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: A Classless Society
2024-Jan-19
65 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of Man
2023-Dec-21
63 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: Continental Imperialism: the Pan-Movements
2023-Dec-14
67 minutes
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Special on Friendship #4: Gershom Scholem
2023-Dec-07
42 minutes
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Friendship Special #3 Jaspers
2023-Nov-30
42 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: Race and Bureaucracy
2023-Nov-26
63 minutes
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Special on Friendship #2: Socrates
2023-Nov-16
43 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: Race-Thinking Before Racism
2023-Nov-13
70 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Political Emancipation of the Bourgeoisie
2023-Nov-02
65 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Dreyfus Affair
2023-Oct-27
70 minutes
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Special on Friendship: Humanity in Dark Times, Lessing
2023-Oct-19
53 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Jews and Society
2023-Oct-12
53 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Jews, the Nation-State, and the Birth of Antisemitism
2023-Oct-05
67 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: Antisemitism as an Outrage to Common Sense
2023-Sep-28
59 minutes
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Origins of Totalitarianism: The Prefaces
2023-Sep-14
50 minutes
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Special Webinar: Revitalizing Democracy: Sortition, Citizen Power, and Spaces of Freedom Part 3
2021-Apr-05
29 minutes
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Special Webinar: Revitalizing Democracy: Sortition, Citizen Power, and Spaces of Freedom Part 2
2021-Apr-05
69 minutes
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Special Webinar: Revitalizing Democracy: Sortition, Citizen Power, and Spaces of Freedom Part I
2021-Apr-05
72 minutes
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The Amor Mundi Podcast Episode 11: Masha Gessen
2021-Mar-08
56 minutes
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Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: Revitalizing Democracy Through Citizen Assemblies.
2020-May-06
65 minutes
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The Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: The Rule of Nobody
2020-Apr-27
42 minutes
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Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: How to Think About Change
2020-Apr-27
43 minutes
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Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: The Thrill of Democracy
2020-Apr-20
40 minutes
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Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: Thinking in Dark Times
2020-Apr-16
66 minutes
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Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series,Thinking the Plague: Looking in the Mirror
2020-Apr-15
33 minutes
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Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series,Thinking the Plague: Living with Honor
2020-Apr-09
39 minutes
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Episode 3: Twilight of the Gods with Antonia Grunenberg
2019-Dec-03
85 minutes
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Seyla Benhabib on new new book, Exile, Statelessness, and Migration
2019-Mar-01
54 minutes
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Amor Miundi Podcast Episode 1 - Martin Gurri
2019-Jan-24
54 minutes
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