The Social Question, Parts IV-VI | On Revolution, Chapter 2
In this episode, we finish Chapter Two of Hannah Arendt's On Revolution. Roger Berkowitz elaborates on Arendt's distinctions between social and political revolutions, highlighting her critique of the ...
24 Okt 20251h 5min
Joy and Fearlessness in Dark Times with Lisa Cypers Kamen | Bonus Episode
This week we're sharing a two-part episode we did with our friends at Harvesting Happiness, a positive psychology lifestyle podcast for the pursuit of happiness and well-being. Lisa Cypers Kamen, MA, ...
10 Okt 202558min
The Social Question, Parts I-III | On Revolution, Chapter 2
In this episode, host Roger Berkowitz focuses in on the first three sections of Chapter Two: "The Social Question" of Hannah Arendt's On Revolution. The discussion highlights Arendt's tendency to make...
3 Okt 202559min
The Meaning of Revolution | On Revolution, Chapter 1
In this episode, host Roger Berkowitz leads a close reading of Chapter 1, "The Meaning of Revolution" from Hannah Arendt's book, On Revolution. He discusses Arendt's distinction between liberation and...
26 Sep 20251h
War and Revolution | On Revolution, Introduction
Our Virtual Reading Group is now reading Hannah Arendt's seminal On Revolution. In this first episode of the new text, host Roger Berkowitz covers Arendt's analysis of political revolutions, freedom, ...
19 Sep 202559min
Conclusions, Sections 13, 14, and 15 | The Life of the Mind, Book II Willing, Chapter IV
We finish our reading of Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind with the final sections of Book II. Host Roger Berkowitz delves into Arendt's critique of the Western tradition's understanding of the wil...
12 Sep 20251h 9min
Unpacking Trump's Revolution with Roger Berkowitz | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode, host Roger Berkowitz reads from and discusses his two recent essays, 'The Revolution Against Legitimacy' and 'No Question Marks, Just Exclamation Points,' to analyze the revolut...
5 Sep 202535min
The Power of Voice with Sonita Alizadeh (Bard '23) | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode, host Roger Berkowitz interviews Sonita Alizadeh, a global Rhodes Scholar, human rights activist, rapper, and author. Sonita shares her journey from being born under the Taliban ...
29 Aug 202534min
