The Life of the Mind (Combined 2 Volumes in 1) (Vols 1&2)

by Hannah Arendt

Other authorsMary McCarthy (Editor)
Paperback, 1981

Status

Available

Call number

110

Publication

Mariner Books (1981), Edition: First, 540 pages

Description

Considered by many to be Hannah Arendt's greatest work, published as she neared the end of her life, The Life of the Mind investigates thought itself, as it exists in contemplative life. In a shift from her previous writings, most of which focus on the world outside the mind, this work was planned as three volumes that would explore the activities of the mind considered by Arendt to be fundamental. What emerged is a rich, challenging analysis of human mental activity, considered in terms of thinking, willing, and judging. This final achievement, presented here in a complete one-volume edition, may be seen as a legacy to our own and future generations.

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LibraryThing member pharmakos555
--Part 2, On Willing, about history of notion of free will from Stoics, through St. Augustine, etc.
LibraryThing member RickGeissal
Hannah Arendt was a genius, an unbelievably brilliant thinker, philosopher, social historian and writer. As with all of her books I have read (3 prior) I learned a lot and was stunned by the vastness & depth of her mind. I could not understand all of this, but it nevertheless expanded me.

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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1978

Physical description

540 p.; 4.9 inches

ISBN

0156519925 / 9780156519922
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