AMOR MUNDI:
A RADICAL RESPONSE TO RADICAL POLITICAL DESPAIR
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v10i3.49132Keywords:
Amor mundi. Revolução Húngara. ArendtAbstract
The aim of this paper is to present an analysis about the meaning of the concept Amor Mundi in Arendt, particularly in the work The human condition (2014) in which the philosopher defines it. In order to accomplish this purpose, we will initially explain, in general, Arendt’s interpretative investigation, called “hunting pearls”, since it elucidates the use of the term by the author. Next, we evaluate the political implications of amor mundi as a sense of belonging, a disposition for coexistence, while taking responsabilty for the world. This disposition for coexistence was motivated by the Hungarian Revolution, an event that Arendt considers decisive to be at home, feeling as an integrated and edifying part of the world, amid the context of political apathy which culminated with the emergence of totalitarianism and also the “factories of corpses”in the concentration camps. The main references used were the Works The human condition and Action and pursuit of happiness.
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