Public Birth Rethinking Freedom of Action in the Philosophy of Hannah Arendt
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Hannah Arendt is considered one of the most prominent political philosophers of the twentieth century and her intellectual project was characterized by the search for a new horizon for freedom and human action outside the traditional models of political philosophy. Amidst debates about power, freedom, and totalitarian modernity, Arendt introduced a new concept into the field of political philosophy: “natality” She considered the human being not only a rational or speaking being, but primarily a born being. This definition refers not only to biological origin, but also to the human being’s capacity for beginning. From this perspective, natality becomes the foundation of freedom and the key to understanding political action understood as the capacity to bring something new into the world ,
This article will analyze the concept of unity in Hannah Arendt’s philosophy by tracing its connection to the concepts of action, freedom, plurality, and the public sphere. It will demonstrate how Arendt was able to rethink politics starting from this philosophical-ontological understanding, and how she presented it as a response to the challenges posed by political modernity, particularly in the context of totalitarianism.
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