Essays on Hannah Arendt

In The Human Condition, Hannah Arendt discusses three different spheres and how they are applied to public and private spheres. These definitions were constructed in the 50s and accordingly times have changed. Although Arendt frequently refers to the ancient world. not much has changed to contemporary times. Arendt argues that the past has been destroyed by modernity Arendt grew up In a time of war and chaos in which she was not welcomed to express her true self or freely…...

Totalitarianism from Total Dominationln the essay "Total Domination," written by Hannah Arendt: she discusses Nazism in the form totalitarianism as "True Terror". If not for the survivors of the cruel brutality of totalitarian states, it would almost be impossible to believe it ever happened. What is Totalitarianism? Totalitarianism is a form of government in our political system. which gives absolute power to one ruler (dictator) who cannot be restricted by any type of constitution or law. The rise of totalitarianism…...

“The concentration and extermination camps of totalitarian regimes serve as the laboratories in which the fundamental belief of totalitarianism that everything is possible is being verified". The author defines total domination as the homogenization of humanity into a set of immutable and consistent reactions that ultimately result in the elimination of the people and their histories. Through the annihilation of their victims’ spontaneity and humanity, she contends that the Nazis were able to achieve total domination in their concentration and…...