Intro: enjoys a rare designation of being a political philosopher in a male dominated discipline. She is regarded as a heterodox thinker in the sense that her political philosophy doesn’t belong to any systematic philosophy. Thus, it is often described as thinking without barriers. Inspired by: Aristotle Karl Jaspers Martin Heidegger Context : A German Jew during times of Hitler and hence had first hand experience of Hitler's totalitarianism. theme of work- the importance of politics and necessity of participation in politics- scholar of civic Republicanism. Her ideas: Describes her thinking as thinking without barriers Her method as phenomenology (experience rather than observation/logic) to understand things. she explains totalitarianism in her book- on origins of totalitarianism- Totalitarianism arises when public sphere is lost and state has total control. Use of terror + ideology +propaganda= totalitarian system Ideology more important than terror becoz ideology legitimizes th...