Zwischen Europa und Amerika — Hannah Arendts Wanderungen durch die politische Ideengeschichte

摘要

This essay argues, that the path of Hannah Arendt, escaping the Hitler-regime, is reflected in a special mode in her trilogy of political science. In the book on totalitarianism she would say good bye to the European modernity. But in “Vita activa” she would turn back to the ancient greek origins of the political. And in her book on revolution finally she would end with the discussion of the alternative between French and American democracy, judging demonstratively for the latter line of tradition.