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Hannah Ahrendt: where to start

Dear philosophers,

I am highly interested in the work of Hannah Ahrendt. Hence, I was wondering whether any of you could give me a suggestion as to what is considered her most important book or which essays you particularly enjoyed.

Thanks.
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*Origins of Totalitarianism* is a good place to start, but if you want to dive more into her philosophical work, you could start with the *Human Condition*. Arendt also has a number of good essay collections -- the *Between Past and Future* anthology is particularly good.

In terms of what her most important work is, it depends on what lens you are reading her through. The *Origins of Totalitarianism* and *Eichmann in Jerusalem* are probably her best known books in political science. In philosophy, her most important works are probably the *Life of the Mind*, her *Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy* and the essays *Thinking and Moral Considerations* and *Some Questions on Moral Philosophy* \-- though not everyone will agree with me on that. The *Human Condition* is well-known in both disciplines.

Arendt is pretty readable but like a lot of continental philosophers works on multiple levels at once. If you want to study her philosophical work seriously, it's worth establishing a good grasp on the history of philosophy and thinkers like Kant, Heidegger and Jaspers in particular. But even if you don't have that background, she is still a pretty enjoyable read.