Across the world, authoritarianism is on the rise and democracy appears under threat. Can we learn something by returning to Hannah Arendt’s 1951 book, The Origins of Totalitarianism? 

Please join Dr. Martin Shuster, Professor of Philosophy and the Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, for a discussion and cocktail hour around Arendt’s book and its themes. The event also serves to mark the acquisition by Atkins library of a rare first edition of the book, which features an entirely different conclusion than the one found in contemporary copies (a feature Shuster will discuss).

We invite you to interact with the Philosophy and Critical Theory Lab which will also be on site for this event.

Atkins Library Halton Reading Room
6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24
Followed by a cocktail hour
Doors open for refreshments at 5:30

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