Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Wtr Term Readings: Arendt's 'The Human Condition'

We will focus on Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition this term -- we will read selections from this book during weeks 1 through 6 and then in weeks 7 through 9 we will focus on comparing Arendt's and Foucault's historical methods.

Week 1

Ch. I (Introduction)

§1 = 11 pages

Ch. II (Public and Private)
§§ 4-6 = 28 pages

Week 2

Ch. II (Public and Private)

§§ 8-10 = 21 pages

 +

Ch. III (Labor)

§11 = 14 pages

Week 3

No Meeting

 

Week 4

Ch. III (Labor)

§§ 13, 14, 17 = 23 new pages

Week 5

Ch. IV (Work)

§§ 18, 20, 21, 22 = 28 pages

Week 6

Ch. V (Action)

§§ 24, 25, 29, 30 = 26 page

Week 7

Ch. V (Action)

§§ 31, 32 = 16 pages

 +

Ch. VI (Modern Age)

§§ 35, 36 = 20 pages

Week 8

Ch. VI (Modern Age)

§§42-45 = 32 pages

Week 9

Arendt, essay on history and method from Between Past and Future tbd

Foucault, essay on history and method tbd

Week 10

Tentative 

Essay on Foucault and Arendt by tbd

(See also this recent special issue of Journal of Philosophy of Historyhttps://brill.com/view/journals/jph/18/3/jph.18.issue-3.xml?srsltid=AfmBOooK18torb3hvUVfY0A4g9IlPr53_MBAvdgWtJ9vfQLrTYNz2icv)

Week Exam

Tentative

 

 

 

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