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O zdolności myślenia według Hannah Arendt. Uwagi podstawowe
Hannah Arendt and the faculty of thinking: Main points

Author(s): Paweł Polaczuk
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Evaluation research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: thinking; reason; intellect; political philosophy; acting; speech;

Summary/Abstract: The author presents Hannah Arendt’s views on thinking. He stresses that in Arendt’s deliberations thinking constitutes a mental activity that cannot be reduced to will and judgment. He reconstructs relationships that connect these three autonomous faculties of the mind. Moreover, he discusses Arendt’s observations concerning the nature of thinking. As the starting point for his discussion, the author analyses comments on the subject and conditions of thinking. He then pays attention to the distinction between intellect and reason as emphasized by Arendt.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 157-166
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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