Possibly preventing catastrophes: Hannah Arendt on democracy, education and judging

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In this paper, I try to argue why it is worth turning to Hannah Arendt when reflecting on education. I am exploring her political theory in The Human Condition which, with the anthropologic category of natality, seems to offer an interesting approach for democratic education. Apparently everyone can participate in politics or even start a revolution. In Arendt's writings on education, however, tradition, conservatism and authority are required as educational key values. Wondering if Arendt's political theory can nevertheless be helpful for democratic education, I turn to The Life of the Mind. Judging might help us to prevent - through education - the reoccurrence of what happened in Germany during the Shoa. I come to the conclusion that in the end Arendt's thought is not contradictory but coherent if we consider her distinctions between the private, the social and the public as well as between the present, past and future.View full textDownload full textKeywordseducation, Hannah Arendt, judging, natality, Shoa, The Human Condition , The Life of the Mind Related var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2013.766540