Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem" is by far her most famous and most controversial book. Out of all her works, it is also the most misunderstood and caricatured. In his lecture, Villa looks at some recent critiques of the book, contrasting them with what Arendt actually wrote. In the process, he questions the widely held view that Arendt's Eichmann was essentially a bureaucrat who was merely "following orders".
Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — Hannah Arendt and the Laboring Body
The Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — Hannah Arendt Lecture Series: Hannah Arendt: Thought Defying Evil
Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — Hannah Arendt and the Problem of the Public Intellectual
