The concept of freedom in the political theory of Hannah Arendt and Friedrich Hegel

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1 PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

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This article examines the concept of freedom in the political theory of Hannah Arendt and Friedrich Hegel. Hannah Arendt presents the defense of political freedom as a challenge to the Liberal Convention. Hannah Arendt was a twentieth-century political thinker. The power and originality of his thought was evident in works such as The Roots of Tyranny, Human Conditions, Revolution, and Intellectual Life. He sees freedom as freedom from politics. The concept of freedom is undoubtedly a key concept used by Hannah Arendt in her political thought. He introduces freedom as a phenomenon of virtue. But at the same time, Hegel's concept of freedom is more complex and broad. He believed that the concept of freedom is the main concept in human history. Hegel is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers in modern European history. His political thought had a decisive influence on the views of Marx and nineteenth-century socialism. This article seeks to answer the question, what is the definition, status and dignity of freedom for both philosophers?

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Political Sociology of Iran
Volume 5, Issue 7
September 2022
Pages 398-410

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