Ann Heberlein

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On Love and Tyranny

The Life and Politics of Hannah Arendt

In an utterly unique approach to biography, On Love and Tyranny traces the life and work of the iconic German Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose political philosophy and understandings of … 272 View
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That Which Should Never Have Happened

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In the introduction, Heberlein exmines the links between Hannah Arendt’s love of the world and her explorations of evil. 4 $0.40 Add
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Young Hannah

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This chapter describes Hannah Arendt’s birth of a middle-class Jewish family, her parents’ interest in society and politics, and the early loss of her father to syphilis. It also … 11 $1.10 Add
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Passion

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This chapter explores Arendt’s relationship with the philosopher Martin Heidegger. 10 $1.00 Add
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Limit Situations

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In this chapter, the author delves further into Arendt’s infatuation with Heidegger. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Noose Tightens

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In this chapter, Heberlein describes the situation in Germany as the Nazis took power. Arendt was separated from her husband when he fled Germany, and also had to confront the growing … 7 $0.70 Add
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How Could It Have Happened

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This chapter links Arendt’s theories on evil to the Nazification of Germany in the 1930s. 3 $0.30 Add
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A Special Kind of Evil

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This chapter concerns Arendt’s flight from Germany, and her arrival in Paris in 1933. It also details some of the history of anti-Semitism in Europe. 5 $0.50 Add
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A Lifelong Loyalty

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This chapter describes Arendt’s activities in France before the outbreak of war with Germany. In France, she lived an active social and political life before the German invasion. 6 $0.60 Add
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La drôle de guerre

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In this chapter, Heberlein describes Arendt’s relationship with her soon-to-be husband, their friendship with the cultural theorist Walter Benjamin, and their collective realization that … 7 $0.70 Add
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Camp Gurs

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This chapter details Arendt’s internment in a French "enemy alien" camp. When France fell, Arendt left the camp on foot. 8 $0.80 Add
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Montauban

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This chapter describes Arendt’s flight to Montauban, a small town whose socialist mayor refused to obey the new Vichy regime. There, she searched for information about her husband, until … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Meaning of Hope

On Suicide

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In this chapter, Hebelein discusses the suicidal thoughts Arendt experienced during her internment, and the suicide of her friend Walter Benjamin in 1940. 8 $0.80 Add
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Good and Evil

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This chapter explores Arendt’s philosophical musings on the nature of goodness. For Arendt, the antidote to evil is not mere good – it is reflection and responsibility. 7 $0.70 Add
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A New Beginning

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This chapter details Arendt’s journey to Portugal, and her subsequent sea voyage to America. 6 $0.60 Add
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"Without a Place to Call My Own"

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In this chapter, Heberlein discusses Hannah and Heinrich’s arrival in New York, and Arendt’s thoughts and feelings about being a refugee. 6 $0.60 Add