Comments on: The Consolation of Philosophy http://tehranreview.net/articles/2780 News, Views and Analysis... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hannah Arendt and the Iranian Green Movement | A.B.C Democracy http://tehranreview.net/articles/2780/comment-page-1#comment-652 Hannah Arendt and the Iranian Green Movement | A.B.C Democracy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://tehranreview.net/?p=2780#comment-652 [...] is now an interesting article at Tehran Review by Nima Emami, trying to find philosophical consolation for Iranian democrats in [...] [...] is now an interesting article at Tehran Review by Nima Emami, trying to find philosophical consolation for Iranian democrats in [...]

]]> By: Eric Jacobson http://tehranreview.net/articles/2780/comment-page-1#comment-146 Eric Jacobson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://tehranreview.net/?p=2780#comment-146 This is a lovely article, thank you. I find Arendt’s “The Human Condition” a terribly difficult book to understand. It seems to me much closer to the questions raised at beginning of the 19th century (of labor, identity, essence, the relationship between thought and action) than many of the very important concerns you raise on the use of violence and the qualities of a movement for democracy in Iran. I would be interested in your thoughts on Arendt’s “On Revolution”, where she asks whether the ideas which emerged out of the American and French Revolutions are truly capable of providing for a republican democracy. Her answer is yes, but not without clear reservations pertaining to the realm of spirit, religion, and the power of capital. Does Arendt offer an alternative to either religious dictatorship or western capitalism? How about a follow up piece on the relevance of “On Revolution” for the contemporary movement in Iran? Best wishes, Eric Jacobson www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/EricJacobson This is a lovely article, thank you. I find Arendt’s “The Human Condition” a terribly difficult book to understand. It seems to me much closer to the questions raised at beginning of the 19th century (of labor, identity, essence, the relationship between thought and action) than many of the very important concerns you raise on the use of violence and the qualities of a movement for democracy in Iran.

I would be interested in your thoughts on Arendt’s “On Revolution”, where she asks whether the ideas which emerged out of the American and French Revolutions are truly capable of providing for a republican democracy. Her answer is yes, but not without clear reservations pertaining to the realm of spirit, religion, and the power of capital. Does Arendt offer an alternative to either religious dictatorship or western capitalism?

How about a follow up piece on the relevance of “On Revolution” for the contemporary movement in Iran?

Best wishes, Eric Jacobson

http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/EricJacobson

]]> By: Omid http://tehranreview.net/articles/2780/comment-page-1#comment-143 Omid Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://tehranreview.net/?p=2780#comment-143 Good use of some of Arendt's notions to analyze the Green Hope Movement. I think those of us who are familiar with the theoretical insights of non-Iranian thinkers should do similar work and by way of employing their ideas think about the Iranian context in new ways Good job Good use of some of Arendt’s notions to analyze the Green Hope Movement. I think those of us who are familiar with the theoretical insights of non-Iranian thinkers should do similar work and by way of employing their ideas think about the Iranian context in new ways
Good job

]]> By: Arendt, Iran and Political Power « Paths To Utopia http://tehranreview.net/articles/2780/comment-page-1#comment-142 Arendt, Iran and Political Power « Paths To Utopia Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://tehranreview.net/?p=2780#comment-142 [...] with the recent thread touching on the relationship between philosophy and politics, here is an Arendtian reading of Iran’s Green Movement. Although it has been almost a year since the green uprising against [...] [...] with the recent thread touching on the relationship between philosophy and politics, here is an Arendtian reading of Iran’s Green Movement. Although it has been almost a year since the green uprising against [...]

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