A Relational Reinterpretation: Revisiting Arendt’s Categorical Distinctions of Vita Activa

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Brief Overview

This paper aims to propose a new relational interpretation of Arendt’s conceptual distinction among labor, work, and action. It helps us have a better understanding of these concepts than the existing property-centered reading in crucial aspects.

Author

• Hyunjik Jeong, Indiana University