Hemlock #45: Hannah Arendt and Natality feat. Guillermo Zapata

From History of Philosophy Audio Archive by William Engels

March 4, 2026 · 1h 35m

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on Hannah Arendt's concept of natality with guest Guillermo Zapata.

FULL EPISODE DESCRIPTION ON PATREON I, William Engels, write articles on Substack. Books Mentioned: Arendt: Origins of Totalitarianism Arendt: The Human Condition Arendt: Between Past and Future Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness by Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche "Natality" as a concept The Heart Sutra 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (review so far, on page 250 of 1000 - no exaggeration - depressing and smart, but still a bit boring. The VALIS Trilogy by Philip K. Dick

People in this episode

Host: William Engels

Guest: Guillermo Zapata

Topics covered

Hannah Arendt
Natality
Philosophy
Meditation
Literature
Totalitarianism

Keywords

Hannah Arendt
Natality
Philosophy
Meditation
Totalitarianism
Literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Arendt: Origins of Totalitarianism, Arendt: The Human Condition, Arendt: Between Past and Future, Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness by Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, The Heart Sutra, 2666 by Roberto Bolaño, The VALIS Trilogy by Philip K. Dick

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