POLITICAL ACTION AND FEMINISM IN THE FOUNDATION OF A POLITICALPHILOSOPHY WITH A FEMININE IDENTITY: HANNAH ARENDT AS A MODEL

Abstract

It seems that the discourse on political action necessitates considerable attention, given the lofty and humanistic dimensions it embodies in an era where action is imposed as an imperative for self-preservation, as a marker of human dignity, and as a solution to numerous humanitarian crises. The political reality of the mid-twentieth century witnessed a political crisis manifested in the phenomenon of totalitarianism and authoritarian regimes. In response to this crisis, Arendt resorted to political action to fulfil the political promise, conceiving of the human being as a political animal within a public sphere. This raises fundamental questions: What are the boundaries of politics and its nature? What is the role of political action in relation to public life? Moreover, how is such action realised within the framework of Arendtian politics?