{"id":8720,"date":"2023-10-09T17:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/?p=8720"},"modified":"2024-06-30T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T19:29:09","slug":"beyond-the-theologico-political-hannah-arendt-and-the-principle-of-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/modern-languages-literatures\/2023\/10\/09\/beyond-the-theologico-political-hannah-arendt-and-the-principle-of-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Theologico-Political: Hannah Arendt and the Principle of Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>&nbsp;Facundo&nbsp;Vega, Universidad Adolfo&nbsp;<em>Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Description:<\/strong>&nbsp;What can and should be the promise of politics today? How does politics begin anew? In his talk, political philosopher&nbsp;Facundo&nbsp;Vega examines the strengths and limitations of Hannah Arendt\u2019s account of \u201cbeginnings\u201d. Vega shows how Arendt\u2019s reflections on \u201cthe beginning\u201d attempt to avoid theories of pure spontaneity, great-event history, and historical contingency, arguing instead that, for Arendt, beginnings are ultimately dependent on what she calls \u201cthe principle of beginning\u201d. The talk excavates this principle of beginning in Arendt\u2019s work, showing its curious an-archic features and revealing how it can be a powerful tool for calling into question certain myths of contemporary politics, such as the charismatic populist leader.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;Monday, October 16, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time and location:<\/strong>&nbsp;6pm in Gilman 479<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenter:&nbsp;Facundo&nbsp;Vega, Universidad Adolfo&nbsp;Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez&nbsp;&nbsp; Description:&nbsp;What can and should be the promise of politics today? How does politics begin anew? 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