From the Politics of Compassion to Imagination: hannah Arendt on the Paradox of Distance and Engagement

Borren, M. (Invited speaker)

Research Program Value and Valuation of Culture (VVC-2021)
Department of Culture, Diversity and Inclusion

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference contribution (without a publication) › Academic

Description

This paper discusses Arendt’s critical exposition of the role of prosocial affects, compassion in particular, in public affairs and evaluates its timeliness in the context of todays’ upsurge of right-wing populism.

Period	4 May 2024
Event title	Zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft / Between Past and Future: HannahArendt.net wird 25
Event type	Symposium
Location	Berlin, Germany, BerlinShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International