Zjawisko totalitaryzmu w perspektywie dzieła Hannah Arendt

Abstract

The following article is an attempt to analyze Arendt‟s reflections on the roots of totalitarianism. The focus is on the biographical context which underlines her intellectual and spiritual progress as a Jewish person. That process is interpreted as a dominant influence on the development of her work. According to Arendt, the source of totalitarianism should be located in the past and its distinct historical and economic changes, as totalitarianism is linked with capitalism, imperialism and the collapse of national countries.