希腊悲剧和文学的阿伦特

希腊雅典的悲剧对阿伦特思考政治自由有双重意义。第一,悲剧包含许多思考现代政治自由可以运用的文学主题。第二,悲剧的"说故事"本身就是一种对政治自由的提示。阿伦特以理想的雅典来阐述这样一个现代政治的基本观点,那就是,政治自由与公共自由同为一体,没有政治自由就不可能有真正的公共生活。阿伦特设想一种无需借助传统或外加权威,照样能有机运作的政治群体模式。雅典城邦为她提供了想象的空间。

Greek Tragedy and Hannah Arendt with Literature

Greek tragedy is important to Hannah Arendt's political thinking for two reasons.First,Greek tragedy provides the literary themes relevant to political freedom.Second,the story-telling of Greek tragedy itself indicates political freedom.For Arendt the Athenian public life help illustrate a basic principle of modern politics: political freedom and public freedom are the same and neither of them can exist without the other.Arendt wants to promote a model of political community which can functions on its own and without resorting to traditional or imposed authorities.The Athenian public is her inspiration.