The Concept of History
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"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| On the Concept of History | 1 |
| Über den Begriff der Geschichte | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work by Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions of human action in time
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meaning of historical experience ⓘ modern historical consciousness ⓘ |
| examines |
how historical thinking shapes political judgment
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how historical thinking shapes responsibility for action ⓘ relationship between history and human freedom ⓘ relationship between history and narrative ⓘ relationship between history and politics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
modern understandings of history
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their impact on human action ⓘ their impact on political thought ⓘ their impact on temporal experience ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates about history and politics in Arendt studies
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scholarship on Hannah Arendt's philosophy of history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical analysis of modern historical consciousness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
human action
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modern conceptions of history ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ temporality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
20th-century political thought
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hannah Arendt's political theory
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concept of action in Hannah Arendt's work ⓘ concept of time in modernity ⓘ |
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On the Concept of History
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Über den Begriff der Geschichte