The Public and the Private Realm
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"The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
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| The Public and the Private Realm canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical concept analysis ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
authentic political life requires a distinct public realm
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the private realm is the sphere of necessity and biological life ⓘ the public realm is the sphere of freedom and action ⓘ the rise of the social undermines the classical distinction between public and private ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
action
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freedom ⓘ household ⓘ labor ⓘ modern society ⓘ necessity ⓘ oikos ⓘ plurality ⓘ polis ⓘ property ⓘ social question ⓘ space of appearance ⓘ work ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Human Condition (1958) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReference |
ancient Greece
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modern age ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary political philosophy discussions of privacy
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feminist critiques of public–private dichotomy ⓘ later debates on public sphere theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ancient Greek polis and oikos
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appearance and visibility in politics ⓘ conditions of human plurality ⓘ distinction between public and private spheres ⓘ domestic life ⓘ freedom in the public sphere ⓘ labor and household management ⓘ modern blurring of public and private realms ⓘ necessity in the private sphere ⓘ political life ⓘ property and household as preconditions for political action ⓘ rise of the social ⓘ |
| partOf | The Human Condition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
phenomenology of politics
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political theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
private sphere
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public sphere ⓘ social realm ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Revolution
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Vita activa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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