Hannah Arendt, theory of revolution, politics of non-violent action
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Max Weber y la superioridad sobre Arendt: Hannah Arendt y su errado concepto del poder político a la luz del sociólogo y politólogo Weber: el poder como sometimiento de voluntades. Mi artículo en el portal madrileño @Neupic, líder en el... more
Cosa significa protestare per le strade, perché occupare uno spazio nella città? Veniamo da un recente risveglio, da anni che hanno riportato la politica nelle piazze e nelle strade. In tutto il mondo uomini e donne sono scesi in piazza... more
Arendt's Political Philosophy. A short introduction.
Throughout history, violence has been used as a means to achieve political goals, it has proven to have a central role in social and political change. Anti-colonial and liberation movements, including the Palestinian struggle against the... more
The great political achievement of the modern era, stable representative democracies that legitimate power, are everywhere under attack. No thinker can better help understand our present democratic disillusionment than Hannah Arendt.... more
À la suite d'Arendt et de Heidegger, le national-socialisme a été réinterprété comme un révélateur de la modernité technicienne au point que l'institution nazie des camps de concentration et d'extermination s'est vue érigée en paradigme... more
El presente trabajo es una reflexión sobre el totalitarismo en la actualidad tomando como base el estudio de la filósofa Hannah Arendt que en su ensayo sobre “Los orígenes del totalitarismo” describió los elementos más importantes en la... more
Hannah Arendt, « On the Nature of Totalitarianism: An Essay in Understanding » [Conferences New School for Social Research, 1954], Essays in Understanding, 1930-1954: Formation, Exile, and Totalitarianism, Ed. Jerome Kohn, New York,... more
The aim of this article is to revisit public happiness as Arendt develops it explicitly in On Revolution-and implicitly elsewhere throughout her oeuvre-in order to philosophically evaluate its ability to beget a political-theoretical... more
Partindo da definição "a contrario" de Democracia como o oposto de Autocracia e de uma leitura social dos processos de democratização, essa tese objetiva avaliar criticamente a teoria da ação de Hannah Arendt, reconstruída a partir de um... more
Dans cet article, je veux montrer le lien qui existe, dans la pensée d'Arendt, entre la tradition de la philosophie occidentale et la crise de la modernité, via l'analyse de la culture de masse.
ABSTRACT As if Authenticity Matters: The Fall of Contemplation and The Rise of The Social Realm Zachary Anton Reznichek As a corrupted byproduct of socioeconomic politics, curriculum philosophy is unsuitable to solve its own problems or... more
Bu makalede, Gezi Parkı olayları sırasında ve sonrasında Türkiye’deki performatif protesto eylemleri ve bu bağlamda performans sanatçılarının rolü üzerinde duracağım. Butler’ın “performativite” anlayışı aracılığıyla, Gezi’nin... more
Edited version of published paper presented at 'Is Black and Red Dead?' Conference, Centre for the Study of Social and Global and Justice (CSSGJ) University of Nottingham, 7-8 September, 2009... more
Aquello que incita a Hannah Arendt a escribir está vinculado con el intento, tenaz, por comprender el presente. El pensamiento, repite en diversas ocasiones, nace siempre en contacto con los acontecimientos. La exigencia de comprender la... more
The paper concerns Hannah Arendt's attempt to identify both historical types and conceptual understandings of revolution that can be considered to be genuinely 'political.' Its aim is to first reconstruct Arendt's distinction between... more
What is the phenomenon we call public space? How much are we aware of these public spaces mentioned in our daily lives, and how much are we in that public space? How did this phenomenon change and take shape from past to present? In this... more
Recensione pubblicata su Le Monde Diplomatique (Luglio Agosto 2017) al volume di Domenico Losurdo, Il Marxismo Occidentale, Laterza 2017.
For centuries, several disciplines have tried to tackle the topic of how legitimate it is to use violence in order to solve social problems. One of the most recent interdisciplinary approaches (and one of the most successful in... more
Arendt's reflections on the critical issues of Human Rights still hold relevance after seventy years: the news reports the baffling condition of immigrants, refugees, sans papier and people trying to cross borders towards a better life... more
Presentaremos aquí una lectura de Sobre la revolución para poner en valor la tarea crítica sobre los conceptos políticos de la tradición en la elaboración de una teoría política propia de gran originalidad. Primero, analizaremos las... more
In the study of revolutionary events, it is often assumed that ‘political crisis’ attests to the failure of revolutionary ideals. Accordingly, revolution is understood as the pursuit of political consensus and the institutionalization of... more
My chapter on "Revolution" in Keywords for Radicals (AK Press, 2016).
In the following, I will trace the presence of Montesquieu in Arendt’s work, giving an account of both Arendt’s praise for the French writer’s particular way of thinking the political and his approach to problems that will become central... more
¿Cómo fundar regímenes políticos duraderos cuando resulta imposible encontrar un polo incondicionado desde el cual derivar la legitimidad de la ley? ¿Cómo establecerlos en las condiciones políticas de la modernidad, en una situación en... more
My concise review in Dutch of a Hannah Arendt translation, Oordeel en verantwoordelijkheid (2006).
La propaganda, como Ayala afirmaba, es una irrupción violenta en el mundo de las representaciones de los ciudadanos; constituye un proceso por el cual se ofrece al individuo atomizado un refugio y una seguridad nuevos, como decía Eric... more
‘Philosophy and Revolution’ panel, Goldsmiths Continental Philosophy Research Group Inc. http://walterbenjamin2012.blogspot.co.uk/
Los actos violentos que se narran en La cinta blanca (Michael Haneke, 2009) nos llevan a plantearnos ciertas cuestiones sobre lo que Hannah Arendt dio en llamar “banalidad del mal” y cómo dicho concepto se refleja en el filme. Retomando... more
En la hierba que cubra causas y consecuencias seguro que habrá alguien tumbado, con una espiga entre los dientes, mirando las nubes. Wisława Szymborska (2010, p. 156-157) Escribir sobre Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) en las pri-meras décadas... more
The whole article can be read in the following site: https://www.pdcnet.org/arendtstudies/content/arendtstudies_2018_0999_10_9_16 Further research on this topic can be read here:... more
Draft Book Proposal--received contract but looking for a different publisher that will guarantee a paperback edition. Across Arendt’s writings one can find a deep concern for ways to engage citizens in democratic action. From her... more