Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt was a German-American political philosopher who investigated the nature of power, authority, and totalitarianism. Her report on the trial of Adolf Eichmann introduced the concept of the "banality of evil."

In The Human Condition, she distinguished between labor, work, and action, arguing that political action is the highest form of human activity. Her analysis of totalitarianism remains essential reading for understanding political extremism.