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Review of the Critical Edition of "The Life of the Mind" in the "Rivista di Storia della Filosofia"

In the new issue of the Rivista di Storia della Filosofia philosopher Irene Quiliconi reviews the critical edition of The Life of the Mind

News from Feb 27, 2026

In issue 3/2025 of the journal Rivista di Storia della Filosofia, Irene Quiliconi (Ferrara) discusses in detail the new, critical edition of The Life of the Mind, volume 14.1/2 of Arendt's Complete Works. The reviewer highlights both the achievements of the Complete Works as such and the novelty of the critical edition of The Life of the Mind compared to the previously available version edited by Mary McCarthy, emphasizing the new perspectives opened up by the recently published volumes. She emphasizes the "meticulous, detailed reconstruction" of the text and the "greatest merit of the new edition," which "offers scholars the opportunity to follow the author's thought process more closely and concretely thereby gaining greater insight into her thematic and philosophical decisions." (Translation from Italian)

Find the issue of the journal here: https://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/articolo/79157

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Keywords

  • Anne Eusterschulte
  • Irene Quiliconi
  • Review
  • Rivista di Storia della Filosofia
  • The Life of the Mind
  • Thomas Bartscherer
  • Wout Cornelissen