Hannah Arendt & the Politics of Truth

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January 7, 2021 a project of ServiceSpace As citizens, we must prevent wrongdoing because the world in which we all live, wrong-doer, wrong sufferer and spectator, is at stake. - Hannah Arendt - Hannah Arendt & the Politics of Truth "It's important to remember that Hannah Arendt wrote "Truth and Politics" as a response to the reaction she received from publishing Eichmann in Jerusalem. What most worried her was a form of political propaganda that uses lies to erode reality. Political power, she warned, will always sacrifice factual truth for political gain. But the side effect of the lies and the propaganda is the destruction of the sense by which we can orient ourselves in the world; it is the loss of both the commons and of common sense." More in this article from OpenDemocracy. { read more } Be The Change Do you feel aware of your agency and empowered to stand for justice? Learn more about Arendt's insights and convictions in this piece on 'Love and How to Live with the Fundamental Fear of Loss.' { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Being Resilient During Coronavirus Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier A Tribute to Mary Oliver 5 Core Practices for More Meaningful Conversations 16 Teachings from COVID-19 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing The Monkey and the River The Understory: Life Beneath the Forest Floor DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,779 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More