Arendt on Truth is surprising and complex. I am sure, my interpretation has gaps and mishaps. Please, keep in mind that I am not trying to present you with the most accurate, authorative interpretation of any of the texts I discuss. My aim is to draw a picture that helps us, today, to understand something about our world. Because political theory speaks to me and I hope it does to you. You are always on the safe side returning to the original and seeing if it tells you something. And there is so many interpretations and analyses of Arendts text, you will have no trouble finding many if you search. So, links to the original texts shall be all I provide as a backdrop today.
Links and Literature
If you would like to read the original text, here is the promised New Yorker version.
https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/praxis1313/files/2018/08/Arendt_-Truth-and-Politics-LQ.pdf
And, for good measure, her talk on lying and politics (1972), the text version of which was included in my version of “Truth and Politics”
Photo Sources
New Yorker Cover – https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1967-02-25/flipbook/048
Hannah Arendt Portrait – American Memory, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons