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conversations.value: What is a description for a book titled Unlearning with Hannah Arendt about Arendt, Arendts, Despite with the genre: Politics & Social Sciences, Politics & Government?
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conversations.value: Despite her famous allergy to being called a philosopher, Hannah Arendt is today considered one of the more important political philosophers of the twentieth century, in particular for her thoughtful grappling with some of the core moral, political, and social dilemmas posed by the occurrence of the Holocaust. Although considerable scholarly attention has been dedicated to her philosophical arguments, some of which continue to be subjects of robust debate, her philosophical method has been less of a focus. With this selection, German journalist and Arendt scholar the author zooms in on the pathways that Arendt followed in breaking free from the biases and limitations of her intellectual predecessors. The key concept is verlernen, translated as unlearning: the rejection of instruments of comprehension that have proved dull or irrelevant so that we can argue about and conquer them anew. In essays on four of Arendts techniques for unlearninglaughter, translation, forgiveness, and dramatizationthe author presents an uncommonly intimate look at the philosophers intellectual processes. Readers seeking criticism of Arendts methods or conclusions wont find it here, but those who share the authors reverence for Arendt will luxuriate in this selection. --Brendan Driscoll
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conversations.value: Despite her famous allergy to being called a philosopher, Hannah Arendt is today considered one of the more important political philosophers of the twentieth century, in particular for her thoughtful grappling with some of the core moral, political, and social dilemmas posed by the occurrence of the Holocaust. Although considerable scholarly attention has been dedicated to her philosophical arguments, some of which continue to be subjects of robust debate, her philosophical method has been less of a focus. With this selection, German journalist and Arendt scholar the author zooms in on the pathways that Arendt followed in breaking free from the biases and limitations of her intellectual predecessors. The key concept is verlernen, translated as unlearning: the rejection of instruments of comprehension that have proved dull or irrelevant so that we can argue about and conquer them anew. In essays on four of Arendts techniques for unlearninglaughter, translation, forgiveness, and dramatizationthe author presents an uncommonly intimate look at the philosophers intellectual processes. Readers seeking criticism of Arendts methods or conclusions wont find it here, but those who share the authors reverence for Arendt will luxuriate in this selection.