Hannah Arendt on the Concept of Love of Saint Augustine Cover Image

Hannah Arendt az ágostoni szeretetfogalomról
Hannah Arendt on the Concept of Love of Saint Augustine

Author(s): Erzsébet Kerekes
Subject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Philosophy of Middle Ages, Contemporary Philosophy
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: love; amor (eros); dilectio (storge); caritas (agape); memory; world; charity; natality; beginning; amor Dei; amor mundi

Summary/Abstract: In 2019, 90 years have passed since the publication of the doctoral thesis entitled Der Liebesbegriffbei Augustin. Versuch einer philosophischen Interpretation, written by Hannah Arendt under the supervision of Karl Japsers, and 2020 marks 1590 years since the death of St. Augustine. On the occasion of these anniversaries, we investigated the influence of St. Augustine on Hannah Arendt’s work. The philosophical analysis of the Augustinian concept of love made by Hannah Arendt in her doctoral thesis has decisively influenced the complete work of the thinker, the elaboration of the basic concepts, and the specific philosophical problems.

  • Issue Year: LXXXI/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 153-170
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Hungarian