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Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWilling, Sections 1, 2, and 3 | The Life of the Mind, Introduction and SyllabusWe begin the second book in Hannah Arendt's unfinished manuscript, The Life of the Mind. This week's episode provides an overview of Part II on Willing, focusing on the concept of the will and its importance to her larger project of political thinking. Host Roger Berkowitz discusses the historical development of the will from the Greeks to the Christians and moderns, and its role in freedom and action. Berkowitz highlight's Arendt's investigation of thinking, willing, and judging as central faculties of the mind, and addresses questions from participants of the Virtual Reading Group about the intersections of will, desire...2025-06-2754 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzCan Deliberation Cure Democracy? with James Fishkin | Bonus EpisodeIn this conversation between Roger Berkowitz and James Fishkin, a Stanford University expert on deliberative polling and deliberative democracy, they discuss the effectiveness for addressing the ills of democracy. Fishkin highlights four primary problems in modern democracy: the difficulty in determining the will of the people; extreme partisan polarization; the lack of deliberative voting; and limited citizen engagement. He outlines how deliberative polls, involving informed discussions among representative samples of citizens, have been effective in fostering better public understanding and decision-making, as seen in cases like Texas' energy policy and Mongolia's constitutional amendments. The discussion also touches on the...2025-06-2052 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhere Are We When We Think? Sections 20-21 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 4In this episode, Roger Berkowitz leads a discussion on the concluding sections of the book on Thinking, part of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. Berkowitz elaborates on Arendt's insights into the nature of thinking and its relation to the real world. Berkowitz highlights Arendt's belief that thinking interrupts conventional processes and challenges us to be autonomous and independent. He emphasizes the dangers of abstract thought disconnected from reality and the value of encountering the world with a balanced, common-sense approach. Berkowitz discusses how the culmination of this section on Thinking leads into the next two parts of t...2025-06-1348 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat Makes Us Think? Sections 18-19 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 3This episode centers on Hannah Arendt's exploration of Socrates as a model for thinking, outlined in Sections 18 and 19 of Chapter 3 in The Life of the Mind. Arendt argues that Socratic thinking, characterized by the internal dialogue of the 'two in one,' is crucial for understanding human thinking. Host Roger Berkowitz contrasts this with Greek and Roman perspectives on thinking, highlighting that for Socrates, thinking itself holds intrinsic meaning and is essential for being fully alive. We discuss the moral implications of thinking, emphasizing how it can prevent evil by fostering a critical self-dialogue that embodies an existential duality...2025-06-061h 00

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat Makes Us Think? Sections 16-17 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 3In this episode, Roger Berkowitz continues with a close reading of Sections 16-17 of Hannah Arendt's unfinished book, The Life of the Mind. Berkowitz explores the key themes of the first part of the book, Thinking, focusing on Chapter 3, titled What Makes Us Think? He discusses the three driving questions of Arendt's work: whether thinking prevents us from doing evil, how thinking as an action interacts with the human condition, and whether thinking is a quest for meaning rather than a search for truth. The session delves into the history of thought from the Greeks, who thought out of wonder, t...2025-05-3053 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat Makes Us Think? Sections 14-15 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 3We're on to Chapter III of The Life of the Mind: What Makes Us Think? In this episode, we examine Sections 14 and 15. Roger Berkowitz discusses key themes, such as the relationship between being and appearance, the authenticity and fallacy of the thinking ego, and thinking's quest for meaning. He delves into the importance of metaphors in language to link thought to the world, and outlines the distinctions and connections between post-philosophical and pre-philosophical Greek thought. The latter focuses on immortalization through poetry and action, while the former emphasizes intellectual abstraction. Modern existential dilemmas around thinking and meaning are touched...2025-05-2357 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzExploring the New Critical Edition of The Life of the Mind | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode of the podcast, we're sharing a discussion between host Roger Berkowitz and one of the General Editors of the Critical Edition of Hannah Arendt's Complete Works, Thomas Wild, and two of the co-editors of the new edition of The Life of the Mind, Thomas Bartscherer and Wout Cornelissen. The conversation explores the significance of the Critical Edition, the distinction between truth and meaning, and the dual origin of The Life of the Mind stemming from Arendt’s earlier works and her coverage of the Eichmann trial. The conversation also address the differences between the Mary Mc...2025-05-1643 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzMental Activities in a World of Appearances, Section 13 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 2In this episode, we continue exploring Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind, focusing on the nature, meaning, and purpose of thinking. Host Roger Berkowitz emphasizes Arendt's exploration of thinking as an end in itself, comparing it to the breath of life. He discusses the limitations of language and metaphors in capturing the ineffable nature of thought, the dangers of overly persuasive metaphors, and the distinction between truth and meaning. The conversation with Virtual Reading Group participants delves into historical and philosophical perspectives, including Aristotle, Hegel, and Heidegger, on circular thinking and the interplay between the visible and invisible...2025-05-0948 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzMental Activities in a World of Appearances, Sections 11-12 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 2In this episode, we discuss Sections 11-12 of Chapter 2 of The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt's final work. Host Roger Berkowitz emphasizes the notion that thinking involves a radical withdrawal from the world of appearances, and examines metaphors as fundamental to philosophical language. Berkowitz touches on how philosophical thinking, unlike everyday thinking, operates through abstract ideas that are deeply relevant to understanding human actions and societal structures. Questions from Virtual Reading Group participants place the relevance of these ideas in contemporary contexts. Read along with us! And rate and review if you like this podcast, to...2025-05-0252 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzMental Activities in a World of Appearances, Sections 9-10 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 2In this episode, we focus on the second chapter of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. The discussion is a critical exploration of Arendt's examination of thinking as an integral, yet radically autonomous, aspect of human life that is separated from the world of reality and appearances. Host Roger Berkowitz highlights Arendt's premise that thinking can be dangerous due to its detachment from reality and its capacity to engage in abstract thought. We also touch on the distinction between thinking and other mental activities like willing and judging, as well as the controversial idea that thinking is deeply...2025-04-2552 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAppearance, Section 8 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1This episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz continues our analysis of the first chapter of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. Roger Berkowitz discusses Arendt's exploration into the nature of thinking, how it differs from contemplation, and its elusive appearance in the world. He delves into Arendt's belief that thinking is an activity disconnected from the search for truth, aiming instead at the quest for meaning. Finally, the episode examines Arendt's views on the distinction between meaning and truth, her critique of traditional philosophy, and contributions to understanding thinking as a form of authentic semblance. 2025-04-1852 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzHannah Arendt's Legacy with Celso Lafer | Bonus EpisodeThis bonus episode of the podcast features an in-depth conversation with Celso Lafer, a former student of Hannah Arendt. The discussion covers Lafer's experiences studying with her at Cornell University, as well as his contributions to translating her works into Portuguese, and the influence of her ideas on his multifaceted career in academia and politics. The conversation includes Arendt's teaching methods, the relevance of her courses on political experiences of the 20th century, and her views on judgment and action in the public realm. Lafer also shares personal anecdotes and insights into Arendt's thoughts on political thinkers, her historical...2025-04-1155 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAppearance, Sections 6-7 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1This episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz focuses on a close reading of sections 6 and 7 of the first chapter of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. Berkowitz, speaking from Buenos Aires, dives into Arendt's inquiries into the nature of thinking, how it relates to reality, and its appearance in the world. Key topics include the enigmas surrounding section 7 of the book, the Cartesian thinking ego, and the concept of common sense as defined by Arendt. Discussions also touch upon the metaphysical fallacy of the thinking ego, the role of other people in affirming reality, and the...2025-04-0458 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAppearance, Sections 4-5 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1In this episode, the discussion centers around Sections 4-5 of the first chapter of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. The conversation delves into Arendt's exploration of thinking, willing, and judging, and their impact on understanding justice, reason, and responsibility. Roger Berkowitz highlights the distinction between the soul and the mind, the concept of appearance versus being, and the nature of thinking as an essential human activity. Additionally, the episode addresses Arendt's views on the role of the artist and creativity, the implications of AI on thinking and creativity, and how semblance plays a crucial role in human...2025-03-2843 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAppearance, Sections 1-3 | The Life of the Mind, Chapter 1In this episode, we close read Chapter 1 of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind, examining the concept of Appearance. Our discussion touches upon Arendt's departure from traditional philosophical disdain for appearances and their importance, and the inherent relationship between appearance and reality. Roger Berkowitz highlights Arendt's critique of the scientific and philosophical focus on underlying causes over visible phenomena, and introduces Adolf Portman's ideas on the value of surface appearances beyond functionalism. The episode also explores Arendt's unique perspective on thinking's role in preventing evil, and the significance of puzzlement and the quest for meaning in a world...2025-03-2156 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThinking, Introduction | The Life of the Mind, Volume OneThis episode inaugurates a new book! Now we're reading Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind. Arendt's book, published posthumously in 1978 and, now, the new Critical Edition, delves into the nature of thinking, willing, and judging. Roger Berkowitz outlines the book's unfinished state, Arendt's editorial history, and her intention to compare English and German manuscripts. The episode highlights Arendt's famous epigraphs and contextualizes her philosophical journey from action to contemplation. A significant portion focuses on the political implications of Arendt's views on thoughtlessness, exemplified by her study of Adolf Eichmann (The Banality of Evil), which led her to investigate whether...2025-03-141h 09

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOn the Revolutionary Spirit with Neil Roberts and Jess Feldman | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode recorded in collaboration with Radio Kingston, we share a preview of our spring conference on Hannah Arendt and Black Revolutionary Thought, organized by Jess Feldman, where Neil Roberts will give the 3rd annual DeGruyter-Arendt Center keynote lecture on March 27th at Bard College. The lecture is open to the public, and global listeners can tune in to the livestream on our YouTube channel at 5:30pm EST. This conversation covers some of the themes that will be explored in the conference and keynote lecture, including Arendt's concepts of revolutionary spirit, freedom, the challenges of b...2025-03-0739 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man | Between Past and Future, Chapter 8 (final chapter)In our final chapter reading of Between Past and Future, we tackle Chapter 8. Roger Berkowitz discusses Arendt's essay 'The Conquest of Space and the Stature of Man,' which addresses how scientific advancements impact human dignity and the nature of being human. Berkowitz elaborates on Arendt's view that science, while expanding human capabilities, also risks dehumanizing people by treating them as mere data points. This leads to a broader discussion on the implications of artificial intelligence and the potential loss of common sense and human groundings as technology advances. The episode concludes with a reflection on how modern science...2025-02-2858 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzTribalism and the Human Condition with Sebastian Junger | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz, we feature a talk by Sebastian Junger, a keynote speaker at the Arendt Center's fall 2024 conference on Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism. Junger, author of Tribe, discusses the complexities of tribalism, its positive and negative facets, and its relevance to contemporary society. He emphasizes the need to understand and elevate positive tribalism to create unity. Addressing liberal responsibilities in combatting negative tribalism, Junger critiques the left's failure to engage with class issues and patriotism. The episode includes a discussion between Junger and Roger Berkowitz on promoting civic engagement and national u...2025-02-2143 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzTruth and Politics, Parts 4 + 5 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 7In this episode, we close read the final parts of Hannah Arendt's essay "Truth and Politics" from her book Between Past and Future. Roger Berkowitz emphasizes the complex relationship between truth and politics in the context of Arendt's view that politics is inherently deceitful and power-driven, making it often adverse to truth. The episode explores historical and modern examples of this conflict, including mass manipulation of facts and propaganda, and Arendt's argument that politics needs to limit itself to preserve realms of truth in journalism, law, academia, and journalism. The discussion also touches on contemporary implications of Arendt's ideas...2025-02-141h 01

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzTruth and Politics – Parts 1-3 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 7We're back from winter break and back to our chapter readings of Hannah Arendt's seminal text, Between Past and Future. In this episode, we delve into Chapter 7, Truth and Politics. Roger Berkowitz discusses Arendt's arguments about how truth is often impotent in the political sphere, yet essential to maintaining a human world. We unpack the complex relationship between truth, politics, and opinion, focusing on how factual truths are frequently transformed into opinions, thus losing their power. The conversation also touches on contemporary issues like January 6th and the Holocaust, emphasizing the ongoing struggle to preserve factual truths in an...2025-02-0757 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOn Citizen Assemblies with Nick Romeo | Bonus EpisodeThis bonus episode features an in-depth conversation with Nick Romeo, a longtime New Yorker magazine contributor and author. Nick Romeo is the author of The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, and he teaches at UC Berkeley's graduate school journalism. The discussion centers around Romeo's recent article, What Could Citizens' Assemblies Do for American Politics, which particularly focused on an assembly in Bend, Oregon, that tackled the issue of youth homelessness. The conversation delves into the setup, process, and outcomes of the assembly, reflecting on the representativeness of the participants, the diversity of perspectives, the role of expert in...2025-01-3144 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Roundtable: On Civil Disobedience - Thoreau, Arendt, King | Bonus EpisodeThis week we're sharing a recording from our friends at the Roundtable by the 92nd Street Y, New York, a world-class destination for online courses on literature, the arts, history, and much more, brought to you by some of the greatest minds of our time. In his lecture from October 22nd, Roger Berkowitz discusses his recent book On Civil Disobedience published by the Library of America, and explores the concept through the works and ideas of Henry David Thoreau, Hannah Arendt, and Martin Luther King Jr. Berkowitz argues that civil disobedience has uniquely American roots, tied to f...2025-01-2450 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Equivocations of Tribalism with Uday Mehta | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz, we feature a talk from the Arendt Center's fall 2024 conference on Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism. Uday Mehta discusses the contrasting concepts of tribalism and cosmopolitanism, exploring how they shape identity, governance, and interpersonal relationships. He emphasizes the rootedness and exclusivity of tribalism in contrast to the voluntary and interest-based nature of cosmopolitanism. Beginning at minute 28:51 in this episode, a conversation between Mehta and podcast host Roger Berkowitz delves into the distinctions and overlaps between these constructs, and the profound role of tradition, familiarity, and the arts. Uday S...2025-01-1752 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAre We a Tribe? A Conversation with Ayishat Akanbi and Thomas Chatterton Williams | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz, we share a talk from the Arendt Center's fall 2024 conference on Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism. Moderated by Roger Berkowitz, the conversation features Ayishat Akanbi, a fashion stylist and writer, and Thomas Chatterton Williams, an author and academic. The discussion delves into the notions of tribal identity, the impact of racial categorization, and the broader concept of cosmopolitanism. Akanbi and Williams share personal experiences and perspectives on racial identity, culture, and the importance of curiosity and self-critique in overcoming tribal boundaries. Ayishat Akanbi is a fashion stylist and...2025-01-1055 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzHAC's Year in Review with Jana and Roger Part 2 | Bonus EpisodePart 2 of the conversation between Director of Academic Programs Jana Mader and Founder and Academic Director Roger Berkowitz, as they reflect on 2024 at the Hannah Arendt Center. In this bonus episode, they explore the evolving landscape of democracy, the rise of chaos and political violence in the US, and the potential of citizen assemblies to bridge partisan divides. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of A...2025-01-0322 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzHAC's Year in Review with Jana and Roger, Part 1 | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode, Director of Academic Programs Jana Mader and Founder and Academic Director Roger Berkowitz take a moment time to reflect on 2024 at the Hannah Arendt Center. They discuss the impact of the Virtual Reading Group's intellectual, global community and discussions. They share take-aways from our October conference on Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism. Finally, they introduce Jana Mader's forthcoming book, Walk Her Way New York City, which is available now for pre-order, and discuss Roger Berkowitz's new book On Civil Disobedience, which came out in October. Tune in next week for Part 2 of the conversation, where Roger and Jana ex...2024-12-2732 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Crisis in Culture, Part 2 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 6In this episode, we discuss the second part of "The Crisis in Culture: Its Social and Political Significance" from Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, examining the social and political significance of culture and the role of judgment in a political community. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join u...2024-12-2047 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Bulletin: Mobs, Movements, and MAGA with Roger Berkowitz | Bonus EpisodeThis week we're sharing an episode from our friends at The Bulletin - Christianity Today's roundtable podcast, which dives into current events and breaking news, and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. Roger Berkowitz was invited to speak with Mike Cosper the day after the 2024 US presidential election about the rise of Donald Trump, the failures of the elite, and the importance of understanding and addressing the roots of political movements in America. We hope you enjoy this very special collaboration! ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center a...2024-12-1343 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzArendt's Gratitude for the World | Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode, Roger Berkowitz discusses the relevance of Hannah Arendt's ideas on gratitude and the importance of understanding diverse perspectives in the context of modern societal challenges. If you like this episode and our podcast in general, please leave us a comment on your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support! ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's ph...2024-12-0608 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Crisis in Culture, Part 1 | Between Past and Future, Chapter 6In this episode, we discuss the first part of "The Crisis in Culture: Its Social and Political Significance" from Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, including artists' rebellion against society, the erosion of a shared cultural world, and the impacts of consumption and entertainment on enduring cultural objects. Roger Berkowitz highlights how Arendt sees crises as opportunities for deeper thinking and explores the potential for arts and sciences to resist societal pressures, despite the growing dominance of consumerism. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings o...2024-11-2958 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Crisis in Education | Between Past and Future, Chapter 5In this episode, we discuss Hannah Arendt's essay "The Crisis in Education" from her book Between Past and Future. Roger Berkowitz explores Arendt's views on the essence of education, the challenges posed by modern educational practices, and the necessity of balancing conservatism with revolutionary potential in teaching. Additionally, we reflect on the recent passing of Jerome Kohn and his contributions to the Hannah Arendt Center. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode p...2024-11-2248 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat is Freedom | Between Past and Future, Chapter 4, Parts 3-4Continuing with the essay "What is Freedom" in Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, Roger Berkowitz explains Arendt's views on the disappearance of authority in modern society and the evolving understanding of freedom as the courage to act publicly with impact, highlighting the essential connection between political action and human freedom. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issu...2024-11-1556 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat is Freedom | Between Past and Future, Chapter 4, Parts 1-2Focusing on the first two parts of the essay, "What is Freedom," in Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, Roger Berkowitz discusses Arendt's bold argument that true freedom is rooted in public action rather than individual will or intellectual motives. Berkowitz outlines Arendt's thought process, discussing how philosophical tradition has misunderstood freedom, perceiving it as an attribute of individual thought rather than political action. Exploring the origins of the modern idea of freedom from St. Paul and Augustine to the more ancient Greek understanding where freedom is based in public action, the session includes discussions on principles versus motives...2024-11-0855 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat is Authority | Between Past and Future, Chapter 3, Parts 3-6In this week's episode, Roger Berkowitz examines the notion of authority and its significance in political life. He discusses how the loss of authority impacts modern democracy and explores the differences between Platonic, Aristotelian, and Roman conceptions of authority. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a c...2024-11-0149 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzTribalism and Cosmopolitanism with Roger Berkowitz | Bonus EpisodeA talk given by Roger Berkowitz at the conference, Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism: How Can We Imagine a Pluralist Politics? The Hannah Arendt Center's 16th annual fall conference was held at Bard College on October 17 + 18, 2024, sponsored by the Hannah Arendt Center, the Open Society University Network (OSUN), and the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and i...2024-10-2528 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzWhat is Authority | Between Past and Future, Chapter 3, Parts 1 + 2 In this week's master class, Roger Berkowitz delves into Hannah Arendt's critical examination of authority, tradition, and the political implications of their loss, drawing from her classic Between Past and Future, What is Authority, Parts 1 and 2. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a captivating intellectual journey through the mind of H...2024-10-1846 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Concept of History, Parts III and Epilogue | Between Past and Future, Chapter 2In this episode, Roger Berkowitz discusses, through a close reading of Parts III and Epilogue of Chapter 2, "The Concept of History: Ancient and Modern," in Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, how modern society's pursuit of logical historical narratives can lead to totalitarianism by devaluing individual deeds and experiences in favor of overarching ideological plots. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and i...2024-10-1154 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOn Tribalism with Sebastian Junger | Bonus EpisodeHost Roger Berkowitz hosts a conversation with Sebastian Junger about his work and insights on tribalism. Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of THE PERFECT STORM, FIRE, A DEATH IN BELMONT, WAR, TRIBE, FREEDOM and, most recently, IN MY TIME OF DYING. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. Junger is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film "Restrepo", a feature-length documentary (co-directed with Tim He...2024-10-0444 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Concept of History, Parts I and II | Between Past and Future, Chapter 2A close reading and discussion of Parts I and II of the second chapter, "The Concept of History: Ancient and Modern," in Hannah Arendt's seminal text, Between Past and Future. In this episode, we discuss the shift from individual deeds to historical processes and the resulting implications for modern society. The conversation touches on themes of humanity's impact on nature, the dangers of scientific intervention, and the philosophical shifts in understanding progress and history. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside e...2024-09-2755 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzTradition and the Modern Age | Between Past and Future, Chapter 1A close reading and discussion of the first chapter in Hannah Arendt's seminal text, Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces. Through a series of eight exercises, Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of political concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy an...2024-09-2050 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzPreface | Between Past and FutureThe first discussion of Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, eac...2024-09-1350 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzPolitics is About Power | Bonus EpisodeThis bonus episode explores the concept of power and control in the context of the American political system. Host Roger Berkowitz argues that the Arendtian perspective on politics is not abstract - we see it in our world today. He discusses the tension between elites and the working class in American history, drawing on the work of Hannah Arendt and historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. He argues that while both major parties in the US are using Jacksonian rhetoric, they are neglecting the core principle of American republicanism: the dispersion of power to prevent any one group from controlling the...2024-09-0629 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzQ&A on Eichmann in Jerusalem | Bonus EpisodeThe Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group just finished reading and discussing Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, and we collected questions from our members and podcast listeners for a new regular feature of our podcast: Q&A with Roger and Jana! Hear listener questions about our latest read in this bonus episode. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to c...2024-08-3037 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzConversation with John McWhorter and Ayishat Akanbi at the Alpine Fellowship Symposium on Language | Bonus EpisodeWith our reading group on hiatus this August, we bring you another special episode of the podcast! In this episode we delve into race and language. Recorded live at the Alpine Fellowship Foundation Symposium on Language in Tuscany in July 2024, this episode features a conversation with New York Times columnist and linguist John McWhorter and cultural commentator Ayishat Akanbi (who will be speaking at our conference on Tribalism and Cosmopolitanism in October). Together with your host Roger Berkowitz, they discuss the role of language in communication, the history and evolution of Black English, cultural appropriation and the...2024-08-2347 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAn Arendtian Perspective on Fake Quotes | Bonus EpisodeWhy create a fake Hannah Arendt quotation when so many real ones express a similar viewpoint? And, does it matter? While on break from our chapter readings, we bring you a special episode of the podcast, where host Roger Berkowitz explores the implications of fake Hannah Arendt quotations. Drawn from his essay on the topic for Amor Mundi, this episode delves into best and worst practices around the impulse to make classic thinkers "more accessible" and how that ultimately influences culture. ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast...2024-08-1640 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzA Conversation with Bill T. Jones on Respectful Disagreement | Bonus EpisodeOn break from our chapter readings, we continue our series of bonus episodes with a conversation between our host, Roger Berkowitz, and Bill T. Jones, the Tony Award-winning artist, choreographer, and longtime Hannah Arendt Center member. Bill's a regular at the Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group - a weekly gathering where members have been delving into the works of Hannah Arendt since 2014. This conversation explores the art of respectful disagreement and making space for others, as well as themes around navigating identity politics and code-switching. Together, they unpack the enduring relevance of Arendt's work in today's world. 2024-08-0923 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: Bettina StangnethA discussion of Bettina Stangneth's Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer (New York: Random House 2014) Chapter 2, Eichmann in Conversation, p. 234-311 ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a captivating intellectual journey through the mind of Hannah Arendt. New episodes every F...2024-08-0259 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: PostscriptEichmann in Jerusalem, final chapter: Postscript ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a captivating intellectual journey through the mind of Hannah Arendt. New episodes every Friday morning! Join Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Ba...2024-07-261h 00

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzA Conversation with Leon Botstein on Campus Protest | Bonus EpisodeThis week we bring you a bonus episode! The first in a new series of engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations between your host, Roger Berkowitz, and renowned scholars and public intellectuals - to supplement our close readings of Arendt's books! In this premiere bonus conversation, Roger Berkowitz and Leon Botstein, President of Bard College, have an honest discussion about their personal experience with Hannah Arendt and why her work remains vitally important today. Their conversation spans Arendt’s use of speech as an instrument of thinking, to the recent culture around the war in Gaza on college ca...2024-07-1231 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: EpilogueThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with the Epilogue Eichmann in Jerusalem. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Politics (2009), and Artifacts o...2024-07-0558 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: Judgment, Appeal, And ExecutionThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with the Chapter in Eichmann in Jerusalem titled Judgment, Appeal, And Execution. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt o...2024-06-2846 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: Evidence And WitnessesThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 11 of Eichmann in Jerusalem: Evidence And Witnesses. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Poli...2024-06-1458 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: The Killing CentersThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 10 of Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Killing Centers. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Poli...2024-06-071h 01

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: DeportationsThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 9 of Eichmann in Jerusalem: Deportations. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Politics (2009), and Artifac...2024-05-3150 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: Duties of a Law-Abiding CitizenThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 8 of Eichmann in Jerusalem: Duties of a Law-Abiding Citizen. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics...2024-05-2454 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: The Wannsee Conference, Or Pontius PilateThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 7 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: The Wannsee Conference, Or Pontius Pilate. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt o...2024-05-1759 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: The Final Solution: KillingThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 6 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: The Final Solution: Killing. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics a...2024-05-1055 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: The Second Solution: ConcentrationThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 4 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: The Second Solution: Concentration. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics a...2024-05-0350 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: The First Solution: ExpulsionThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 3 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: The First Solution: Expulsion. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics a...2024-04-191h 08

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: An Expert On The Jewish QuestionThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 3 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: An Expert On The Jewish Question. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt o...2024-04-0557 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann in Jerusalem: The AccusedThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 2 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: The Accused. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Politics...2024-03-221h 02

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEichmann In Jerusalem: The House Of JusticeThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 1 of Eichmann In Jerusalem: The House Of Justice. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem, a Report on the Banality of Evil. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics...2024-03-0858 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: Ideology and Terror: A Novel Form of GovernmentThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 13 of Origins of Totalitarianism: Ideology and Terror: A Novel Form of Government. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is edi...2024-02-221h 01

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: Totalitarianism in PowerThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 12 of Origins of Totalitarianism: Totalitarianism in Power. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of I...2024-02-081h 07

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The Totalitarian MovementThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 11 of Origins of Totalitarianism: The Totalitarian Movement. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of I...2024-02-0158 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: A Classless SocietyThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 10 of Origins of Totalitarianism: A Classless Society. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of I...2024-01-191h 05

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of ManThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 9 of Origins of Totalitarianism: The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of Man. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt C...2023-12-211h 03

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: Continental Imperialism: the Pan-Movements This episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 8 of Origins of Totalitarianism: Continental Imperialism: the Pan-Movements. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils...2023-12-141h 07

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzSpecial on Friendship #4: Gershom ScholemDon't miss the fourth and last of our special Friendship podcast series based on our Summer Virtual Reading Group on Arendt & Friendship. Hannah Arendt, whose thinking is at the heart of our center, was said to have a “genius for friendship.” Known as a political thinker, Arendt wrote to her friend Gershom Scholem that she could never love a state or a political people, but only her friends. For Arendt, “only in misfortune do we find out who our true friends are.” It is our true friends, she wrote, “to whom we unhesitatingly reveal happiness and whom we count on...2023-12-0742 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzFriendship Special #3 JaspersDon't miss the third of our special Friendship podcast series based on our Summer Virtual Reading Group on Arendt & Friendship. Hannah Arendt, whose thinking is at the heart of our center, was said to have a “genius for friendship.” Known as a political thinker, Arendt wrote to her friend Gershom Scholem that she could never love a state or a political people, but only her friends. For Arendt, “only in misfortune do we find out who our true friends are.” It is our true friends, she wrote, “to whom we unhesitatingly reveal happiness and whom we count on to share...2023-11-3042 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: Race and BureaucracyThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 7 of Origins of Totalitarianism: Race and Bureaucracy. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of I...2023-11-261h 03

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzSpecial on Friendship #2: SocratesDon't miss the second of our special Friendship podcast series based on our Summer Virtual Reading Group on Arendt & Friendship. Hannah Arendt, whose thinking is at the heart of our center, was said to have a “genius for friendship.” Known as a political thinker, Arendt wrote to her friend Gershom Scholem that she could never love a state or a political people, but only her friends. For Arendt, “only in misfortune do we find out who our true friends are.” It is our true friends, she wrote, “to whom we unhesitatingly reveal happiness and whom we count on to share...2023-11-1643 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: Race-Thinking Before RacismThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 5 of Origins of Totalitarianism: Race-Thinking Before Racism. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of I...2023-11-131h 10

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The Political Emancipation of the BourgeoisieThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 4 of Origins of Totalitarianism: The Political Emancipation of the Bourgeoisie. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of ...2023-11-021h 05

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The Dreyfus AffairThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 3 of Origins of Totalitarianism: The Dreyfus Affair. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of I...2023-10-271h 10

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzSpecial on Friendship: Humanity in Dark Times, LessingDon't miss the first of our special Friendship podcast series based on our Summer Virtual Reading Group on Arendt & Friendship. Hannah Arendt, whose thinking is at the heart of our center, was said to have a “genius for friendship.” Known as a political thinker, Arendt wrote to her friend Gershom Scholem that she could never love a state or a political people, but only her friends. For Arendt, “only in misfortune do we find out who our true friends are.” It is our true friends, she wrote, “to whom we unhesitatingly reveal happiness and whom we count on to share...2023-10-1953 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The Jews and SocietyThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 3 of Origins of Totalitarianism: The Jews and Society. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils o...2023-10-1253 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The Jews, the Nation-State, and the Birth of Antisemitism This episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 2 of Origins of Totalitarianism: The Jews, the Nation-State, and the Birth of Antisemitism. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College...2023-10-051h 07

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: Antisemitism as an Outrage to Common SenseThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with Chapter 1 of Origins of Totalitarianism: Antisemitism as an Outrage to Common Sense. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is edito...2023-09-2859 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzOrigins of Totalitarianism: The PrefacesThis episode of Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz deals with The Prefaces to Origins of Totalitarianism. Our podcast follows the book that we are reading in our current Virtual Reading Group (VRG), which meets weekly on Fridays at 1 PM EST. We are currently reading Arendt's classic analysis of the 20th century, The Origins of Totalitarianism. In Origins, Arendt tracks the rise of Fascism and Communism and explores what differentiates these regimes from past authoritarian systems. THE HOST Roger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention...2023-09-1450 min

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPDiálogos Arendtianos | A influência de Hannah Arendt nas teorias de Judith ButlerNeste episódio dos Diálogos Arendtianos, Renata Nagamine (CEHA e UFBA) conversará com André Duarte (UFPR) acerca da influência arendtiana nas teorias da filósofa Judith Butler: um diálogo sobre aproximações de Arendt e Butler, como Butler tem pensado com e contra Arendt, e o que essa reflexão representa para os estudos sobre Arendt A transmissão ao vivo acontecerá sábado, 31.10, às 16h (BRT), simultaneamente no YouTube, no Twitter.com/HannahArendtBR e no Facebook.com/HannahArendtBR. Sigam o CEHA no Twitter, Instagram e Facebook @HannahArendtBR e inscrevam-se no nosso canal no YouTube (e ativem as notificações...2020-10-312h 07

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPHora Arendt | Arendt e Foucault: aproximações teóricasFabrício Pontin, da Unilassale, conversa com Renata Nagamine sobre convergências, divergências e possíveis diálogos entre as teorias de Hannah Arendt e Michel Foucault. Live streaming realizado no Instagram.com/hannaharendtbr em 27.09.2020.2020-10-231h 08

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPHora Arendt | A amizade de Hannah Arendt e Walter BenjaminGustavo Racy, da SobInfluência Edições, conversa com Ludmyla Franca-Lipke sobre a amizade entre os pensadores Hannah Arendt e Walter Benjamin, a partir do ensaio arendtiano sobre Benjamin na obra "Homens em tempos sombrios" Live streaming original no Instagram.com/hannaharendtbr, em 21.09.2020 2020-10-2359 min

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPA amizade de Hannah Arendt e Walter BenjaminGustavo Racy, editor da Sobinfluência Edições e doutor pela Universidade da Antuérpia, conversa com Ludmyla Franca-Lipke sobre a amizade entre os pensadores Hannah Arendt e Walter Benjamin, a partir do ensaio arendtiano sobre o filósofo em sua obra "Homens em tempos sombrios". Transmissão ao vivo em 20.09.2020, no Instagram do Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt 2020-10-0259 min

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPArendt e Foucault: aproximações teóricasRenata Nagamine (CEHA) convida Fabrício Pontin para uma conversa sobre a questão do poder e demais aproximações teóricas entre Hannah Arendt e Michel Foucault. Transmissão ao vivo realizada no canal do CEHA no YouTube, em 27.09.2020.2020-09-3000 min

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPHora Arendt | As vidas de Hannah Arendt"As vidas de Hannah Arendt", com Ludmyla Franca-Lipke. ATENCÃO: Há um equívoco quando a Ludmyla fala do reencontro da Arendt com o Günther Anders, houve uma confusão. Na verdade, foi o reencontro da Arendt com o Heinrich Blücher, com quem ela se casa em 1940 e migra para os EUA. Anders migrou para os EUA com seus pais em 1937 e inclusive a ajuda e ao marido a fugir da Europa. Transmissão ao vivo em 13.09.2020, no Instagram do Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt.2020-09-1300 min

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPDiálogos Arendtianos #5: Crise na CulturaNo último episódio da primeira temporada da série "Diálogos Arendtianos", convidamos Juliana de Albuquerque e Eduardo César Maia para coversarmos sobre a crise na cultura. A partir dos ensaios "A crise na cultura: sua importância social e política" e "A crise na educação", discutiremos sobre a afirmação de Arendt, de que a arte e o poder são fenômenos culturais, próprios à esfera da aparência, o que transforma a beleza no único critério válido para seu devido julgamento, sem referências à utilidade ou ao valor intrínseco. A partir da modernidade...2020-08-312h 05

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPDiálogos Arendtianos #4: Pandemia e crimes contra a humanidadeNesta edição especial dos Diálogos Arendtianos, conversaremos sobre a questão da pandemia do novo coronavírus (SARS-Cov-2) a partir da perspectiva dos direitos humanos e da responsabilidade de governantes na condução das medidas necessárias para combate a situações desta natureza. Valendo-se de casuísticas similares, análises de documentos, legislação nacional e internacional e protocolos de saúde pública, a reflexão proposta pelas professoras Cláudia Perrone-Moisés e Deisy Ventura é multidisciplinar, integrando conhecimentos de direito internacional, direito penal, direito constitucional, saúde pública, história e políticas públicas, e tem por objetiv...2020-08-311h 43

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPDiálogos Arendtianos #3: Persistências totalitáriasO terceiro episódio da série "Diálogos Arendtianos" trata de um tema que tem despertado bastante interesse, especialmente a partir de 2016, após o resultado da eleição presidencial nos EUA: a persistência dos elementos do totalitarismo hoje, mesmo em democracias sólidas, em vista da ascensão do populismo de extrema-direita na Europa e nas Américas. A partir da exposição de alguns conceitos construídos por Arendt sobre o fenômeno totalitário, Adriana Novaes e Pádua Fernandes, em conversa mediada por Ludmila Franca-Lipke, analisarão o tema considerando especialmente a experiência brasileira, reflet...2020-08-112h 11

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPDiálogos Arendtianos #1: Como ler Hannah ArendtEsta primeira live do Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt aborda o tema "Como ler Hannah Arendt". Convidamos Crislei Custódio, Ellen Spielmann e Laura Mascaro para debaterem com Ludmila Franca-Lipke sobre as características do discurso e da escrita arendtianos, as singularidades de sua forma de expressão e o quanto este estilo exige, além de um conhecimento amplo da obra arendtiana, certos cuidados para a compreensão das intenções nas entrelinhas, vez que é uma escrita fiel ao movimento do pensamento, sob pena de comprometer a fruição do discurso. | Programa transmitido originalmente ao vivo em 11.07.2020 no YouTube. | CEHA na re...2020-07-301h 30

Centro de Estudos Hannah Arendt - USPDiálogos Arendtianos #2: Banalidade do MalDando sequência aos Diálogos Arendtianos, vamos conversar com Renata Nagamine, Vinícius Liebel e Ludmila Franca-Lipke sobre um dos temas mais polêmicos do legado teórico de Hannah Arendt: a banalidade do mal. Fruto de suas reflexões ao acompanhar o julgamento do carrasco nazista Adolf Eichmann, em Jerusalém (1961), o conceito de banalidade do mal tem sido objeto de muitas discussões ultimamente. Neste encontro, vamos refletir sobre obediência, ideologia, cumplicidade e responsabilidade, discutir porque o crime de Eichmann decorreu de sua incapacidade de pensar e o que isto significa. CEHA na rede: www.HannahArendt.org.br Tw...2020-07-301h 42

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzThe Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: The Rule of NobodyThis is episode 9, “The Rule of Nobody,” It features the Arendt Center's Founder and Director Roger Berkowitz in a Zoom conversation with Philip K. Howard, lawyer and activist. Howard has written five books including “The Death of Common Sense” and “The Rule of Nobody,” a reference to Hannah Arendt’s description of bureaucratic rule. He also started Common Good, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which advocates simplifying government. 2020-04-2742 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAmor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: The Thrill of DemocracyThis is episode 7,”The Thrill of Democracy.” It features the Arendt Center's Founder and Director Roger Berkowitz in conversation with Olivia Guaraldo, a political thinker, Professor of Political Thought, and Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at the University of Verona in Italy. Podcast editing and music by Andy Evan Cohen. Additional narration by Janet Bentley. Illustration by Grant Barnhart. 2020-04-2040 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAmor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: Thinking in Dark TimesThis is episode 6,”Thinking in Dark Times.” It features the Arendt Center's Founder and Director Roger Berkowitz and Samantha Hill, Assistant Director of the Hannah Arendt Center, in a wide-ranging conversation about thinking during the time of the plague. Podcast editing and music by Andy Evan Cohen. Additional narration by Janet Bentley. Illustration by Grant Barnhart.2020-04-161h 06

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAmor Mundi Podcast Special Series,Thinking the Plague: Looking in the MirrorThis is episode 5,” Looking In the Mirror.” It features the Arendt Center's Founder and Director Roger Berkowitz in conversation with Jerome Kohn, a political thinker, the literary executor for Hannah Arendt, and the editor of many volumes of Arendt’s posthumous works including “Thinking Without a Bannister,” “The Jewish Writings,” “Essays in Understanding,” and Responsibility and Judgment.” Jerry Kohn was Hannah Arendt’s last research assistant while a graduate student at the New School for Social Research. Both Kohn and Berkowitz were jointly awarded the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thinking by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the City of Bremen in 2019. Podca...2020-04-1533 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzEpisode 3: Twilight of the Gods with Antonia GrunenbergA talk delivered at the Hannah Arendt Center, November 25, 2019, on Walter Benjamin‘s project of founding a political metaphysics in secular times – and Hannah Arendt‘s answer 2019-12-031h 25

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzSeyla Benhabib on new new book, Exile, Statelessness, and MigrationJoin Roger Berkowitz as he talks with Seyla Benhabib, the Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University. Her new book, Exile, Statelessness, and Migration explores the intertwined lives, careers, and writings of a group of prominent Jewish intellectuals during the mid-twentieth century, including Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Isaiah Berlin, and many others. 2019-03-0154 min

Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger BerkowitzAmor Miundi Podcast Episode 1 - Martin GurriThe Hannah Arendt Center presents the Amor Mundi Podcast. This episode, Roger Berkowitz talks with Martin Gurri, author of The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium. 2019-01-2454 min