Talk:Hannah Arendt
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My english is not so good, but if you study with a person (Heidegger), doesn't this mean that both of you are students? In this case this part is false, for Heidegger was a teacher in philosophy when he met Arendt. Sorry if this is a stupid remark because of my english.
- He was her teacher and lover.--Ot 13:07, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I removed "important but hard-to-classify", because it seemed a bit vague and unhelpful, but now I'm debating whether or not I should have done. Feel free to do something with it if you want. -- Oliver P. 06:32 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- I think it reads better now. "Hard-to-classify" is kind of clumsy. Adam Bishop 15:41 6 Jul 2003 (UTC)
Konigsburg again?
"the hometown of her admired precursor Immanuel Kant, now called Kaliningrad"
"now" means when Hannah Arendt was growing up there? Or does 'now' mean the early 21st century? Didn't they change the name back after the fall of Communism?
- No. Have a look at its entry. Since Kaliningrad is now surrounded by European Union states but part of Russia, it is matter of ongoing controversy for customs and immigration. Buffyg 23:02, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Why is she listed as "German"?
She wasn't German she was Jewish, you can't be both - (unsigned)
- That's just silly. Who taught you that lie? - Nunh-huh 05:42, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
who are you people?! this question is somewhat ignorant. one should know that Klaningrad is still a Russian city.
- That was not its name when Arendt grew up in a city of East Prussia known as Königsberg and dominated by German citizens. Let's not forget that being German is among other things a matter of citizenship tied to blood, which is one of the reasons that Nazi rhetoric denying the massive fact of Jewish assimilation led to the humiliation of the Nuremberg Laws. Buffyg 22:58, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
