Politics and human plurality in Hannah Arendt: an introduction to the theme of power
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https://doi.org/10.25247/P1982-999X.2023.v23n2.p144-160Keywords:
Action, Public place, Freedom, WorldAbstract
Politics, for Arendt, is linked to action and relationships between human beings, considering speech and discourse as something intrinsic to political action. In this sense, without political action, the subject tends to lose his individuality and his place in the world, as well as distancing himself from human plurality and the public space. Relating the 'individual - action - public space - subjectivity' dynamic, Arendt highlights an extremely important aspect: that of human plurality as related to the notions of equality and distinction. In this conceptual perspective, Arendt's understanding of power always calls into question human plurality and joint action, so that from this arise discourses that are not used to veil intentions, but to unveil realities, where words bring with them a movement of action reverberated with meaning. It is in this injunction that power arises, which, for Arendt, exists when men act together. We aim, therefore, in this text, to expose Arendt's arguments that support his concept of political power in relation to human action and plurality and how this also links us to the world.
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