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

Ch. III (Labor)

§§ 13, 14, 17 = 23 new pages

Week 4

Ch. IV (Work)

§§ 18, 20, 21, 22 = 28 pages

Week 5

Ch. V (Action)

§§ 24, 25, 29, 30 = 26 page

Week 6

Ch. V (Action)

§§ 31, 32 = 16 pages

 +

Ch. VI (Modern Age)

§§ 35, 36 = 20 pages

Week 7

Ch. VI (Modern Age)

§§42-45 = 32 pages

Week 8

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

Foucault, essay on history and method tbd

Week 9

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 10

Tentative

 

 

 

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