The Amor Mundi Podcast from The Hannah Arendt Center

7
Philosophy #219

This podcast offers close readings of Arendt’s books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations in the spirit of Hannah Arendt, who thought loving the world means neither uncritical acceptance nor contemptuous rejection, but the unwavering facing up to and comprehension of that which is.

Recent Episodes
Episodes loading...
Recent Reviews
  • WhenDoesItWork
    Regular person review
    Now I am hooked. Wish I didn’t wait this long to start. This podcast sat in my feed for a long time before I had the courage to start listening. Today, I started with Episode 2 of Life of the Mind (which starts with chapter 1 of the book). So far this year (2025) this wonderful little episode is the first online experience that did not leave me in a state of high anxiety BUT somehow returned me back to the “real” world in a way that makes me feel better equipped to engage with it. The Q&A at the end is ALSO marvelous. Thank you!
  • isa_bel g
    Amazing free resource
    I feel like I’m back at Bard! I missed having regular access to such thought-provoking and important conversations
  • Fepstein
    Leary
    I have learned a lot listening to this podcast,I am grateful to be able to listen
  • Nola_D
    Excellent
    This podcast rewards careful listening. Through thoughtful, clear analysis Roger Berkowitz helps his listeners into and through the complex and nuanced ideas of Hannah Arendt. The podcast is relevant to anyone interested in modern social and political history, contemporary politics, and what it means to be human. Working through Arendt’s oeuvre with Berkowitz has opened my mind and given me confidence to think independently. I listen to an episode every morning and think back on it regularly throughout the day. Thank you to the Hannah Arendt Center!
  • Woolfish
    Roger Berkowitz is a great teacher & a great reader
    The professor who does this podcast is always brilliant and both original and articulate in his encounter with Hannah Arendt. There is nothing else like it.
  • Will Parkinson
    An invaluable resource for listeners
    I discovered Dr. Berkowitz’s lectures on YouTube to supplement my personal reading of Arendt. The landscape at the time was a dozen other channels lead by people who clearly had not vaguely read the book. With Dr. Berkowitz you truly get an extremely close reading of Arendt’s works, combined with someone who has a deep knowledge of her entire corpus as well, so that if there is a murky topic in her book it is fleshed out with great clarity. Even if you’re a good reader and you don’t find Arendt too difficult, you will benefit enormously from these lectures. It truly is like taking a class on the subject. So happy he’s uploading them to Apple Podcasts because now I can listen to them on drives or while I’m out and about. This is a treasure for those of us not in academic circles who need high-mindedness in our daily lives.
  • Neil Gussman
    Love this new podcast
    This new podcast allows me to share the experience of the Hannah Arendt Center Virtual Reading Group with friends who just want to hear about the current reading. Roger’s talks are brilliant. Jana introduces the topic and the context for the discussion. I have already recommended the podcast to friends. I travel a lot and cannot always join the weekly discussion so the podcast is a convenient way for me to listen.
Similar Podcasts
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork on this page are property of the podcast owner, and not endorsed by UP.audio.