"Thinking about what we are doing": the reach of The Human Condition in contemporary philosophical-political thought

Explaining and articulating the three activities that condition human life, namely, labor, work and action, appear as the motto of the Arendt’s work The Human Condition. However, our attention turns to one of the last sentences that compose the prologue, which present the proposal that will guide th...

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spelling oai:periodicos.ufrn.br:article-141292019-06-05T23:32:13Z "Thinking about what we are doing": the reach of The Human Condition in contemporary philosophical-political thought “Pensar o que estamos fazendo”: o alcance d'A Condição Humana no pensamento filosófico-político contemporâneo Passos, Fábio Abreu dos Vita activa Legacy Human condition Vita activa Legado Condição humana Explaining and articulating the three activities that condition human life, namely, labor, work and action, appear as the motto of the Arendt’s work The Human Condition. However, our attention turns to one of the last sentences that compose the prologue, which present the proposal that will guide the reflections of this work, that is configured in “just think what we are doing”. This proposal seems to be something simple, somewhat unrelated to great philosophical works. However, “thinking about what we are doing” presents itself as something deep and profitable, because it is a matter of thinking about what modern man is doing within his active life. Given this argumentative framework, it may be asked: what is the impact of Arendtian thought, contained in the pages of The Human Condition, sixty years after its publication? Are we facing a great work on political and philosophical thought, or, more than this, are we before a classic? To answer these questions, three will be the qualities we will use to think about this work: if it is capable of being an authentic interpreter of its time; if readings and re-readings are instigated; and if it was able to elaborate concepts and categories that lead us to understand reality. Explicitar e articular as três atividades que condicionam a vida humana, a saber, trabalho, obra e ação, aparecem como o mote da obra arendtiana A condição humana. Contudo, nossa atenção se volta para uma das últimas frases que compõem o prólogo, as quais apresentam a proposta que norteará as reflexões dessa obra, que se configura em “apenas pensar o que estamos fazendo”. Esta proposta aparece como algo simplório, pouco afeito às grandes obras filosóficas. Não obstante, “pensar o que estamos fazendo” se apresenta como algo profundo e profícuo, pois se trata de pensar o que o homem moderno está fazendo no interior de sua vita activa. Diante deste quadro argumentativo, podemos perguntar: qual o impacto do pensa-mento arendtiano, contido nas páginas d’A condição humana, sessenta anos após sua publicação? Estamos diante de uma grande obra de pensamento político e filosófico, ou, mais do que isto, estamos diante de um clássico? Para responder a esses questionamentos, três serão as qualidades que utilizaremos para pensar essa obra: se é capaz de ser uma autêntica intérprete de seu tempo; se instiga leituras e releituras; e se foi capaz de elaborar conceitos e categorias que nos levam a compreender a realidade. EDUFRN 2018-09-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Avaliado pelos pares application/pdf https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/14129 Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN); v. 25 n. 48 (2018): Princípios: Revista de Filosofia (UFRN); 87-108 1983-2109 0104-8694 10.21680/1983-2109.2018v25n48 por https://periodicos.ufrn.br/principios/article/view/14129/10631 Copyright (c) 2018 Fabio Abreu dos Passos
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"Thinking about what we are doing": the reach of The Human Condition in contemporary philosophical-political thought
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description Explaining and articulating the three activities that condition human life, namely, labor, work and action, appear as the motto of the Arendt’s work The Human Condition. However, our attention turns to one of the last sentences that compose the prologue, which present the proposal that will guide the reflections of this work, that is configured in “just think what we are doing”. This proposal seems to be something simple, somewhat unrelated to great philosophical works. However, “thinking about what we are doing” presents itself as something deep and profitable, because it is a matter of thinking about what modern man is doing within his active life. Given this argumentative framework, it may be asked: what is the impact of Arendtian thought, contained in the pages of The Human Condition, sixty years after its publication? Are we facing a great work on political and philosophical thought, or, more than this, are we before a classic? To answer these questions, three will be the qualities we will use to think about this work: if it is capable of being an authentic interpreter of its time; if readings and re-readings are instigated; and if it was able to elaborate concepts and categories that lead us to understand reality.
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