Arendt

American  

[air-uhnt, ahr-] / ˈɛər ənt, ˈɑr- /

noun

1. Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.

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Arendt British  

/ ˈɛərənt /

noun

1. Hannah. 1906–75, US political philosopher, born in Germany. Her publications include The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) and Eichmann in Jerusalem (1961)

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Example Sentences

Hannah Arendt warned in “The Origins of Totalitarianism” that when the absurd becomes normal, thinking itself collapses.

From Salon

A professor of humanities at Columbia, Lilla is a longtime contributor to the New York Review of Books who frequently writes about other intellectuals like Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin.

From Salon

As Arendt observed about the supporters of earlier totalitarian systems:

From Salon

The works of Hannah Arendt on totalitarianism and obedience are essential readings as well, especially her classic book On the Origins of Totalitarianism.

From Salon

Du Fu, Baruch Spinoza and Hannah Arendt were all cast out of their communities by authorities who imposed narrow definitions of acceptable thought.

From Los Angeles Times