Spiritual Life · Thinking

Author: Hannah Arendt (USA)
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Life of the Mind is widely recognized as one of Hannah Arendt's greatest works and her final masterpiece as her life's flame was about to extinguish. This book explores the very nature of thought within contemplative life. Unlike most of Arendt's previous works, which focused on the world beyond the spiritual, this book marks a turn, delving deeply into the foundational spiritual activities as she saw them, in three volumes. She divides The Life of the Mind into three parts: "Thinking," "Willing," and "Judging," which she considers the three fundamental activities of the spirit. Through this, she offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of spiritual activities. This book will be the "brightest lantern in the human spirit of the 20th century," and the most precious legacy Arendt left for us.