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RETHINKING THE PUBLIC SPACE IN PANDEMIC TIMES: Hannah Arendt, 60 years after the publication of The human condition

This paper analysis Hannah Arendt´s concept of public space, as presented on The human condition, drawing on the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper focuses on this experience, which invites us to think about the reconfigurations on space (and time), looking at the emptiness of the cities, the haltof economy, the circulation of fake news and the strength of certain kinds of interactions. Arendt offers good arguments to think the pandemic challenges.

Vita Activa; Public Space; Plurality; Pandemic; Political Theory


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