A Discussion on the Importance and Implications of Arendt’s Labour, Work, and Action
As with most discussions and analyses, to best understand the text, it is important to understand the context and social milieu in which it was written. Hence, before scrutinizing the text, let us first learn a little about Hannah Arendt, the author of The Human Condition.
Hannah Arendt and Her Thought Direction
So who was Hannah Arendt? Hannah Arendt was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1906 as an only child and later grew up to be a political philosopher. In 1922, Arendt commenced her academics at the University of Berlin for classics and Christian theology. A few years later, she went to Marburg University where she pursued philosophy with the famous philosopher Martin Heidegger. Initially forming a romantic relationship with Heidegger, Arendt soon ended things and then went to study with an existentialist philosopher named Karl Jaspers. Under Jasper's tutelage, she made her thesis on the idea of love which was rooted in St. Augustine's ideas and concepts. But …show more content…
These actually are placed in an ascending order with action at the top. The vital attribute of action was its freedom, its position as “an end in itself, subordinate to nothing outside itself.” Additionally, this freedom is evident and not just a characteristic of contemplation. This means that freedom instead was first experienced as a tangible reality in interaction with fellow humans before it became an intellectual idea. In other words, to take action was to take initiative which in turn means to set something in motion which then gives the ability to start something new which then gives action the characteristic of newness, distinctiveness and most of all
As with most discussions and analyses, to best understand the text, it is important to understand the context and social milieu in which it was written. Hence, before scrutinizing the text, let us first learn a little about Hannah Arendt, the author of The Human Condition.
Hannah Arendt and Her Thought Direction
So who was Hannah Arendt? Hannah Arendt was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1906 as an only child and later grew up to be a political philosopher. In 1922, Arendt commenced her academics at the University of Berlin for classics and Christian theology. A few years later, she went to Marburg University where she pursued philosophy with the famous philosopher Martin Heidegger. Initially forming a romantic relationship with Heidegger, Arendt soon ended things and then went to study with an existentialist philosopher named Karl Jaspers. Under Jasper's tutelage, she made her thesis on the idea of love which was rooted in St. Augustine's ideas and concepts. But …show more content…
These actually are placed in an ascending order with action at the top. The vital attribute of action was its freedom, its position as “an end in itself, subordinate to nothing outside itself.” Additionally, this freedom is evident and not just a characteristic of contemplation. This means that freedom instead was first experienced as a tangible reality in interaction with fellow humans before it became an intellectual idea. In other words, to take action was to take initiative which in turn means to set something in motion which then gives the ability to start something new which then gives action the characteristic of newness, distinctiveness and most of all