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The relationship between Jewish historian Hannah Arendt and German philosopher, Martin Heidegger, a member of the Nazi party, has been analyzed, criticized and rationalized for nearly half a century. Maier-Katkin (criminology, Florida State University) tackles the difficult question of why, after the war, Arendt was willing to renew her friendship with Heidegger, despite his Nazi past. The book veers between a study of the philosophy of both subjects and a gossipy account of their several affairs and personal entanglements. It closes with no satisfactory conclusion, vacillating between Arendt's personal feelings and her intellectual belief in the possibility of redemption through forgiveness. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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