无扶手的思考：理解集 (1953-1975)

Whether it's essays, interviews, letters, or lectures, speeches, and talks, or even articles commemorating Heidegger or Auden, these writings spanning over 20 years present a vibrant and flesh-and-blood image of Hannah Arendt, at times angry, at times calm, at times full of deep affection. Arendt said she didn't want thought to become rigid, so she refused to create a system; she didn't want society to become rigid, so she encouraged readers to think. Individuals capable of thought, freed from the constraints of material living conditions, gather together for a common concern, forming a grassroots committee, above which are higher regional committees, and finally government or national committees... Arendt admits that this kind of committee is idealized and has no real-world counterpart, but this does not prevent her from exploring her ideas, distinguishing her concepts, and expounding her thoughts in her discussions of ancient Greek city-states, in her studies of Plato's and Aristotle's philosophies, in her critique of American politics, and in her calm reflections on the Eichmann trial.