Katy Fulfer

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August 26, 2020 by Janet

A love language

In a previous post, Katy pondered what love might have to do with visiting other worlds. She partly landed on love as a way of preventing us from objectifying the other, to engage with others respectfully. I want to take that a little further. Katy admits that she is uncomfortable with the idea of love in politics. But I think love can be a kind of language that allows us to start thinking about politics. Visiting According to Hannah Arendt, visiting is the process of expanding our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: At Home with Arendt Tagged With: belonging, community, empathy, Hannah Arendt, immigration, language, love, philosophy, solidarity

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