A review by erinstewart
The Portable Hannah Arendt by Hannah Arendt

4.0

I bought this book after Trump wad elected and it's taken all this time to get through it. It isn't a light read and some background in philosophy is indicated. That said, some of the essays are so salient to contemporary politics that it's worth the effort. Arendt's thoughts on the banality of evil, on truth, and on public life are enduringly important. I can't say I always agree or that I'm always fully oriented while reading (the text demands, for instance, knowledge of Ancient Greek philosophy vocab as well as the odd bit of untranslated German - ouch), but I'm glad I took up the challenge of slowly making my way through it.