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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
| + | early 17th century (as homogeneity): from medieval Latin homogeneus, from Greek homogenēs, from homos ‘same’ + genos ‘race, kind’. | ||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
| + | ==Problems== | ||
| + | Hannah Arendt:<ref>Hannah Arendt, ''The Origins of Totalitarianism'' [Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft] (revised ed.). (1976) [1951, New York: Schocken]Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 9780241316757 </ref> | ||
| + | * Believed that societies should be pluralistic, with people valued for their differences. | ||
| + | * Criticized nationalism, which she believed promoted ethnic homogeneity. | ||
| + | * Believed that the democratic state restricted political vocabulary and human plurality. | ||
| + | * Believed that the loss of community comes before the loss of rights. | ||
| + | * Believed that the Western philosophical tradition devalued the world of human action. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | [[Category: Glossary]] | ||
[[Category: Philosophy]] | [[Category: Philosophy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 22 January 2025
Contents
Definition
early 17th century (as homogeneity): from medieval Latin homogeneus, from Greek homogenēs, from homos ‘same’ + genos ‘race, kind’.
Context
Problems
Hannah Arendt:[1]
- Believed that societies should be pluralistic, with people valued for their differences.
- Criticized nationalism, which she believed promoted ethnic homogeneity.
- Believed that the democratic state restricted political vocabulary and human plurality.
- Believed that the loss of community comes before the loss of rights.
- Believed that the Western philosophical tradition devalued the world of human action.
References
- ↑ Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism [Elemente und Ursprünge totaler Herrschaft] (revised ed.). (1976) [1951, New York: Schocken]Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 9780241316757
