What Is Freedom?
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"What Is Freedom?" is an influential essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that explores the nature and meaning of human freedom in the context of political action and modern society.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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political theory essay ⓘ work by Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
Can freedom exist without political participation?
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How does modern society endanger freedom? ⓘ What does it mean to be free? ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifiesConcept |
freedom as acting in concert with others
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freedom as capacity to initiate new beginnings ⓘ freedom as political, not merely inner state ⓘ |
| discusses |
conditions of political freedom
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difference between liberation and freedom ⓘ distinction between freedom and free will ⓘ freedom and necessity ⓘ freedom and responsibility ⓘ freedom as action in the public realm ⓘ freedom as beginning or natality ⓘ freedom as participation in public affairs ⓘ relationship between freedom and politics ⓘ role of plurality in freedom ⓘ threats to freedom in modern mass society ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPerspective |
Arendtian republicanism
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anti-totalitarianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary political theory of freedom
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debates on republican vs liberal freedom ⓘ interpretations of Arendt’s political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Christian political thought ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
freedom
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human agency ⓘ modern society ⓘ political action ⓘ political freedom ⓘ |
| partOf | Hannah Arendt’s political writings ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
20th-century political philosophy
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Between Past and Future
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The Human Condition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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