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  • How to Laugh Evil in the Face--with Philosophy!

    How to Laugh Evil in the Face--with Philosophy!

    By Caroline Black

    A  philosopher's toolkit for empowering critique of the powerful through the lens of Mel Brooks' "The Producers" and Hannah Arendt's concept of the "banality of evil." Though humor and satire you, too, can speak up, knowing everyday evil is only human.
  • Vita activa versus vita contemplativa

    Hannah Arendt: Vita activa versus vita contemplativa

    By Markus Uehleke

    What did Hannah Arendt mean by "Vita Activa" and where is the difference to "Vita Contemplativa". We explain this with the help of a meme. Read more now.