The Kantian Reason vs. Heidegger’s Action in the Philosophy of Hannah Arendt and the Mexican Issue

Authors

  • Lukasz CZARNECKI Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

Arendt, Kant, Heidegger, Mexico, democratization

Abstract

Hannah Arendt is a thinker who has gained importance in the field of political philosophy thanks to her evocative reflections on totalitarianism, revolution, the nature of freedom, human condition, to name a few fields in recent years. This is undoubtedly one of the most inspiring political philosophers of the twentieth century. The article proposes to read Arendt in the light of Kant and Heidegger. Moreover, from this perspective, it introduces the question, what is the relation between Arendt’s thoughts and Mexico like?

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Published

2013-12-09

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