<p>Lyndsey Stonebridge&nbsp;(Humans rights academic, Hannah Arendt biographer) was worried about the banality of evil she was observing in the world and so dug down into the work of controversial philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt for insights. Her new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9780593229736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience</em></a> is a&nbsp;guide on how to live--and think--through a moment like the one we’re in now in the wake of the US election. It draws on Arendt’s ideas about totalitarianism, loneliness, the dulling of the mind, capitalism, as well as the imperative to love the world. Lyndsey&nbsp;is a Professor of Humanities and Human Rights at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. and writes and broadcasts about a range of topical subjects: refugees, feminism and the moral mind. In 2023, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.&nbsp;</p><br><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p>I mention the Wild episode with BBC Washington correspondent <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/nick-bryant-what-has-happened-to-america/id1548626341?i=1000668222002" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Bryant</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Get your copy of Lyndsey's new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9780593229736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience</a> </p><p>Read more about Lyndsey's work <a href="https://lyndseystonebridge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and follow her on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lyndseystonebridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> </p><p>--</p><br><p>If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "<a href="http://www.sarahwilson.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">about</a>" page</p><p>For more such conversations subscribe to my<a href="https://sarahwilson.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Substack newsletter</a>, it’s where I interact the most!</p><p>Get your copy of my book,<a href="https://amzn.to/3vs3tf2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> This One Wild and Precious Life</a></p><p>Let’s connect on<a href="http://www.instagram.com/_sarahwilson_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Wild with Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson

LYNDSEY STONEBRIDGE: How would Hannah Arendt explain Trump?

NOV 12, 202461 MIN
Wild with Sarah Wilson

LYNDSEY STONEBRIDGE: How would Hannah Arendt explain Trump?

NOV 12, 202461 MIN

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<p>Lyndsey Stonebridge&nbsp;(Humans rights academic, Hannah Arendt biographer) was worried about the banality of evil she was observing in the world and so dug down into the work of controversial philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt for insights. Her new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9780593229736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience</em></a> is a&nbsp;guide on how to live--and think--through a moment like the one we’re in now in the wake of the US election. It draws on Arendt’s ideas about totalitarianism, loneliness, the dulling of the mind, capitalism, as well as the imperative to love the world. Lyndsey&nbsp;is a Professor of Humanities and Human Rights at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. and writes and broadcasts about a range of topical subjects: refugees, feminism and the moral mind. In 2023, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.&nbsp;</p><br><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p>I mention the Wild episode with BBC Washington correspondent <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/nick-bryant-what-has-happened-to-america/id1548626341?i=1000668222002" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Bryant</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Get your copy of Lyndsey's new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9780593229736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience</a> </p><p>Read more about Lyndsey's work <a href="https://lyndseystonebridge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and follow her on IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lyndseystonebridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> </p><p>--</p><br><p>If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "<a href="http://www.sarahwilson.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">about</a>" page</p><p>For more such conversations subscribe to my<a href="https://sarahwilson.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Substack newsletter</a>, it’s where I interact the most!</p><p>Get your copy of my book,<a href="https://amzn.to/3vs3tf2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> This One Wild and Precious Life</a></p><p>Let’s connect on<a href="http://www.instagram.com/_sarahwilson_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>