The Meaning of Politics is Freedom
Why Hannah Arendt Gives Us Confidence in Difficult Times
Winfried Kretschmann makes no secret of the fact that Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) has long been an inspiration to him. As combative as she was controversial during her lifetime, the German-American thinker is now considered a modern classic of political philosophy. Courageous, passionate and unconventional, she celebrated the uniqueness of every human being and advocated for people of diverse backgrounds to come together and shape their world. Her credo was that the meaning of politics is freedom. This makes Arendt a pioneer of an active civil society in which politics concerns all of us.
Winfried Kretschmann describes how he discovered Hannah Arendt as a young man, how her understanding of politics changed his view of the world and has shaped his political actions ever since. He introduces readers to the great thinker -- whose writings have accompanied him throughout his life -- in a very personal way. And he shows how Hannah Arendt can give us stability and orientation in a time when we are losing the old certainties.
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