2020-12-07
20 分钟Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politics, truth, and plurality. Samantha Rose Hill, author of a biography of Arendt, discusses the context for this, and the key features of Arendt's views. We are grateful for support for this episode from St John's College - for more information about the college, including online options, go to sjc.edu/podcast
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When Hannah Arendt published Eichmann in Jerusalem about the trial in Israel of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann, it caused a sensation and cost her many friends.
Samantha Rose Hill is author of a biography of Hannah Arendt.
As she explains the reaction to Eichmann in Jerusalem made Arendt reflect on the nature of truth in politics.
Samantha Rose Hill, welcome to philosophy Bites.
Thank you for having me, Nigel.
It's a pleasure to talk with you.
The topic we're going to talk about is Hannah Arendt and plurality.
Just at the beginning, can we just get clear who Hannah Arendt was?
Yes.
So Hannah Arendt was a 20th century german jewish political thinker.
She was born in Linden Hanover, Germany in 1906.