The phrase "the human condition" has always fascinated me. It was coined in 1958 by the political thinker Hanna Arendt, and summarizes for me the complexities, and both the rewarding and difficult ...

I've always had a problem with those who just see problems. To be more precise, perhaps it's the way we throw that word around now, how it drips with the subtext of inferiority. The word's etymology ...

Albany painter Brian Cirmo reflects on the human condition; animator/podcaster Evens Angulo-Duvil shares “The Aura of Upstate”; and Reality Distortion performs. AHA! A House for Arts is available to ...

The study of the human condition has long been fragmented into distinct silos, dividing the humanities from the interpretive social sciences. While each of these disciplines addresses vital questions ...

This volume is based on the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, “The Human Condition,” held December 11-12, 2009, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National ...

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