By TedEd
Explore the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, and get to know her strategies to combat the threat of totalitarianism and oppression.
Philosopher Hannah Arendt was a German Jew who dedicated herself to understanding how the Nazi regime came to power, and more specifically, how it inspired so many atrocities.
She believed the true conditions behind the unprecedented rise of totalitarianism weren’t specific to Germany, and developed theories on how to best combat such threats. Joseph Lacey explores the work of Hannah Arendt. Watch video below: