Hannah Arendt What Is Authority? Between Past and Future

Hannah Arendt's essay "What Is Authority?" in Between Past and Future explores the role of authority in political life. Arendt expresses concern over the loss of authority in politics and in pre-political arenas. Arendt's "What Is Authority?" explores differences between authoritarian government, tyranny, and totalitarianism.

The essay is also part of a broader argument in Between Past and Future: throughout that book Arendt is analyzing the history of political thought. In "What is Authority?" Arendt discusses Plato, Aristotle, Ancient Rome, Christianity, and Machiavelli.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro
1:24 Why We Need Authority
2:07 Uses of Authority
3:14 Authority in Politics
4:04 Authoritarian Government for Arendt
4:58 Arendt on Tyranny
5:39 How is Totalitarianism Different?
7:13 Authority in Political Thought
8:05 Arendt on Plato
9:31 Arendt on Aristotle
10:10 Arendt on Ancient Rome
10:36 Arendt's Views on Christianity
11:44 Machiavelli & Modernity
13:05 Authority & the Modern World