Hannah Arendt (1964) - What Remains? (Full Interview with Günter Gaus)

When she took the first drag of the cigarette in the middle of her insisting that she wasn't a philosopher, I knew this was going to be a good one. What an incredible intellect.

This entire interview made me smile because of her casual, relaxed tone, the cigarettes, the smiling, and the expression that she "had to understand." Amazing woman and amazing interview. Thank you.

What a wonderful human being was Hannah Arendt; her views ,scholarship and prescient wisdom remain as fresh and relevant today..

That heartfelt compliment she paid to her teacher, Jaspers, applies to her as well. I wish we had someone of her calibre in the public sphere today.

Hanna Arendt is so relevant today! Especially in the light of the Russian-Ukrainian war..... So precious to hear her speak... Thanks so much for sharing!

Hannah Arendt speaks a seemingly colloquial German and chats about topics that are extremely complex and therefore problematic. You might mistakenly think you can only half listen to her, everything she says sounds so simple. The fact is, she interprets socio-political conditions and thus gives us an overview that practically and theoretically touches all areas of our [socio-political] existence, and at the highest level.

The best interview I saw since years. She is really sharp, subtile and precise in her statements and analysis, it is clear that her high expectations for others do apply for her as well, and she is demanding a lot from herself, to have been able to write what she wrote...

If you concentrate not on the subtitles but on the German they speak, then it is impressive how clear and precise they formulate, and also each intervention sharpens the expressed words into ultimate distinguished unambiguous precision. In works such as Life of the Mind, published ten years later than this interview, it goes beyond politics and it can no longer be played off as political theory.

Was für eine Denkerin! Und auch G. Gaus größtes Lob: Er lässt H. Arendt das letzte Wort, enthält sich der Floskel "Vielen Dank für das Gespräch!", um die Wirkung ihrer abschließenden Worte nicht zu mildern, sondern ihnen Raum zu geben, damit sie nachwirken können. Journalismus höchster Qualität!

Kendi dilimde yazmak istedim: Kadının konuştuğu yer nasıl da aydınlanıyor. Çok değerli bir ruh. Iyi ki fikirlerini duyma şansını elde ettik. A precious soul, lighting up the room when speaking. Its a privilege and pleasure to have the oppurtunity to hear her thoughts.

Good god shes an incredible lady... it does take guts to put your stuff out there... she must trust the goodness of humanity..... i love her very much. This proud smart lady....

Thank you for interpreting Arendt. The English translation is useful and motivated me to study her.

This is pure gold, thank you for such impeccable work!

"I don't think any thought process is possible without personal experience."- That's that silent dialogue. Dangerous one. As she mentioned many times.

Thank you for this amazingly impressive interview. I have studied the German mind for about sixty years, beginning with an honors thesis in college. The whole topic is as important now as it was at any time in the last century or so. I lived in Germany a long time and have had very close German friends here in America. I admired the views that Arendt offered in the interview and loved her wonderful ability to differentiate and elucidate disparate factors buried in complicated issues. Shifting gears just a little: I'm glad she lived in America. In the interview, she showed a certain facility for getting to the point instead of burying herself in abstractions. This is a skill she may well have honed by writing her books in English instead of in German. After watching the interview, I would dare to suggest that she had something of an American mind. (I'm aware that all of these comments merely skim the surface). Thank you again for this outstanding contribution to our understanding of a marvelous mind and an equally marvelous human being.

With all the criticism I have today at the state of our world, I must say that it also provides the technology to see this kind of interviews. What a treat! What a privilege!

WOW, this is great! So human, so serious but not "academic". Having struggled through many pages of her works, this is so nice to hear the voice!

Your work is greatly appreciated, mate. Thanks for rebuilding the channel. Lots of love!

This is the best channel! Thank you so much! So happy to have found the channel!

I can't stop listening to her .such an intellect and yet so natural and friendly Maroug