I want to understand

Ich will verstehen

【Editor's Recommendation】
★A collection of Arendt's television interviews, the first Chinese translation of selected letters to Jaspers, "Eichmann in Jerusalem" and "The Origins of Totalitarianism" are standard reading materials, including several interviews that Arendt herself considered extremely important.
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★She has sparked half a century of ideological controversy. She is a great woman who faced malice and attacks head-on.
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★Why do we still need to read Arendt today?
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★Directly hit the pain points of contemporary society and arouse deep resonance among contemporary people.
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★See through the banality of evil, political lies, and public opinion violence; talk freely about love and freedom, nation and assimilation, work and consumption.
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★Four in-depth conversations and four intellectual storms fully present Arendt’s ideological landscape.
On love, freedom, and thought; on evil; on Jews and the Holocaust; on the Eichmann controversy; on totalitarianism and national security; on immigration and assimilation; on politics and philosophy...
"I have never 'loved' any nation or group. I only love my friends."
"Evil has no depth or demonic nature. It grows on the surface like a fungus and can destroy the entire world."
“This is the fundamental characteristic of totalitarianism: the complete domination of man by man.”
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★Private correspondence spanning nearly forty years, a record of half a lifetime, telling the story of Arendt's family, love, and career.
About parents and childhood; about husbands and companionship; about friendship and travel; about illness, car accidents, aging and death; about the violence of public opinion; about Jaspers, Heidegger, Benjamin, Weber, Nietzsche, Bloch, Kant, Augustine...
"My supporters sent me personal letters—letters they dared not make public. Anyone who dared to speak was immediately attacked by a well-organized mob. After all, everyone believed what everyone else believed."
"One of the great things about getting older is that people finally have the right to be comfortable with what they do. I take great pleasure in sharing my gray hair with young people."
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★A mind map of Arendt, extracting the key words of Arendt's life: love, freedom and politics.
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★The binding is carefully created by Zhou Weiwei, a well-known designer who has repeatedly won the honor of "China's Most Beautiful Book". The cover is made of a collage of Arendt's precious manuscripts and is made of hand-crumpled paper, giving people a retro experience and a gentle touch.
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【Content Introduction】
Hannah Arendt, a political thinker at the forefront of public opinion, criticized totalitarianism, reflected on modern society, and mused on anti-Semitism. Her concept of the "banality of evil" sparked debate that lasted half a century. To this day, Arendt is often misunderstood rather than truly understood.
This book brings together several television interviews Arendt herself considered particularly significant, as well as excerpts from her letters to the Jaspers. These texts offer a truly captivating picture of Arendt's life and thought. We hear a woman's heartfelt conversations and powerful self-defenses about love, passion, and uncertainty; about illness, car accidents, and aging; about politics and freedom; and about the atrocities and horrors of 20th-century history. Here, Arendt emerges as a wise figure who could face hostility and criticism head-on, and speak openly about death. Her voice resonates today, transcending time and space, resonating with all of us.

2024-08-20

南京大学出版社

Nanjing University Press·Watchman

388

9787305282911