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Life of the Mind: One/Thinking, Two/Willing

by Hannah Arendt

A philosophical inquiry into mental life

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by The New York Times Book Review as “the most intriguing...and thought-provoking” book Arendt wrote

    The book is described as “the most intriguing...and thought-provoking book that Hannah Arendt wrote.”

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A philosophical inquiry into mental life

Hannah Arendt turns from the shared, public world that shaped much of her earlier writing to the activity of the mind itself. The book examines contemplative thought through three central capacities—thinking, willing, and judging—placing these forms of mental activity at the heart of its philosophical inquiry. Its scope makes it a work of modern philosophy focused less on external events than on how human beings engage in reflection and judgment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work and its questions about the mind.
  • Those exploring modern philosophy, especially thinking, willing, and judgment.
  • Readers seeking a conceptual study of contemplative life and human mental activity.

Themes

Thinking and contemplationThe activity of the mindWilling and judgmentModern philosophy

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Book overview

The most intriguing...and thought-provoking book that Hannah Arendt wrote (The New York Times Book Review), The Life of the Mind is the final work by the political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker.This fascinating book investigates thought itself as it exists in contemplative life. In a shift from Arendt's previous writings, most of which focus on the world outside the mind, this is an exploration of the mind's activities she considered to be the most fundamental. The result is a rich, challenging analysis of human mental activity in terms of thinking, willing, and judging.

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