Hannah Arendt: Leben einer Jahrhundertdenkerin. Mit Prof. Thomas Meyer

𝐖ä𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐭 𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐡𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝ä𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐬-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟒 𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐳𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎. 𝐉𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬? In this first of two parts, the philosopher and Arendt biographer 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. Meyer discusses the life of Arendt and her work—and the close intertwining of her life and work, which Arendt herself captured with the concept of "presence." Based on previously unseen archival material, Meyer corrects widespread myths: from her actual birthplace of Linden near Hanover, to her Jewish-bourgeois origins in Königsberg, to her being the only external student to graduate from a Protestant boys' grammar school. Meyer discusses the close intertwining of Arendt's life and work, which Arendt herself captured with the concept of "presence." The book covers her studies with Martin Heidegger, Rudolf Bultmann, and Karl Jaspers, her dissertation on Augustine's concept of love, and her turn to Jewish emancipation and Rahel Varnhagen. It also addresses her politicization after 1933, her work for Youth Aliyah in Paris, her internment in the Gurs internment camp, and her escape via Spain and Portugal into exile—culminating in her rise to prominence as a "New York intellectual" associated with the journal "Aufbau" and the New School for Social Research. The backdrop to this narrative includes antisemitism at Weimar-era universities, Walter Benjamin's suicide at the border, her lifelong friendship with Mary McCarthy, and the beginnings of her analysis of totalitarianism ("The Origins of Totalitarianism," 1951). Meyer also discusses Arendt's understanding of Jewish identity—for example, in her later break with Gershom Scholem and his accusation of the lack of "Ahavat Israel"—her first permanent professorship only in 1967/68, and her return to Germany from 1950 onward in the service of Jewish Cultural Reconstruction. A rich portrait amidst persecution, emigration, and intellectual self-assertion. The second part then focuses on her thought. Merry Arendt. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫: https://www.romanherzoginstitut.de/ex... 𝐇𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐳𝐮 "𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐭: 𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞" 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. Book link: https://www.piper.de/buecher/hannah-a... 00:00 – Introduction & Arendt's significance today 01:37 – The connection between her life, work, and Jewish identity 07:38 – Childhood, Königsberg & school days 20:58 – Studies: Heidegger, Jaspers, doctoral dissertation on Augustine 43:00 – Arrest in 1933 & escape 46:19 – Paris years: Youth Aliyah 59:31 – Escape via the Gurs internment camp, Walter Benjamin 1:04:02 – New beginning in New York, New York Intellectuals 1:12:56 – Her work “Elements of Totalitarianism” "Rule" 1:16:00 – Friendship with Mary McCarthy 1:18:17 – Permanent Position, Chicago & New School 1:21:05 – Return to Germany & Eichmann/Gauss Interview 1964 🖥 Visit the Roman Herzog Institute website for further insights and information: https://www.romanherzoginstitut.de 🔥 Subscribe to the Roman Herzog Institute channel directly here: https://bit.ly/AboRomanHerzogInstitut 💬 Did you enjoy today's video? Let us know in the comments! ▬ Welcome ▬▬▬▬ This is the official YouTube channel of the Roman Herzog Institute. The Roman Herzog Institute is a think tank. Under the motto "Thinking Society," the core subjects of our work relate to values, leadership, and future issues. Promoting science and research is a key purpose of our organization. It is our conviction that major societal questions must be continually addressed in a contemporary context to foster societal discourse and open up long-term perspectives. This fundamental long-term perspective is enshrined in our statutes. It is our aim to communicate scientific findings in their depth and breadth in an understandable and high-quality manner. In doing so, we also portray the people behind these research findings. We achieve this through our publications, events, and media formats. Through the Roman Herzog Research Prize, we are advocating for the concept of the "social market economy" as a research topic within the sciences. ▬ Follow the Roman Herzog Institute on social media ▬▬▬▬ Instagram ▶️   / rhi_institut   LinkedIn ▶️   / roman-herzog-institut-e-v   🎧 The podcast with Tina Maier-Schneider from the Roman Herzog Institute https://open.spotify.com/show/789OHvt... 📚 Legal Notice https://www.romanherzoginstitut.de/im... ▬ Hashtags ▬▬▬▬ #RomanHerzogInstitut #HannahArendt #PoliticalTheory #HistoryofIntellectuals #JewishHistory #Totalitarianism #ExileStudies #Humanities #HistoryofPhilosophy ▬ SEO Keywords ▬▬▬▬ Hannah Arendt Biography, Thomas Meyer Hannah Arendt, Gaus Interview 1964, Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers, Jewish Emancipation, Totalitarianism, Exile and Emigration, 20th Century Political Philosophy, Youth Aliyah