The philosophers Lyndsey Stonebridge and Samantha Rose Hill, authors of two biographies of Hannah Arendt, speak about the current relevance of Arendt’s thought with another philosopher, Teresa Hoogeveen.

In recent years, Hannah Arendt’s work has been revived in attempts to understand some of today’s political crises, among them the decline of liberal democracy, the spread of fake news, and loss of the private sphere with the irruption of social networks. Her writings are challenging as they invite readers to engage in critical thinking which—like Arendt herself—resists being swayed by predominant ideological trends, and they advocate personal responsibility in combatting the dangers of totalitarianism and dehumanisation of politics.

Event: Tuesday March 25, from 6:30pm-8pm