POLITICS, VIOLENCE AND TOTALITARIANISM. HANNAH ARENDT IN THE MIRROR

Abstract

This article draws on the book by The Origins of Totalitarianism (H. Arendt) and reflects on politics, placing it between power and violence. It also discusses the concept of power, and, based on assumptions developed by authors such as Weber, Jouvenal or Sorel, we analyze the traces of the mechanisms of totalitarianism to find an antidote to prevent the totalitarian virus. As a result, following Arendt's thought, the article contrasts the violence and politics, and, distinguishing the release of freedom, believes that the foundation of freedom is the indispensable premise for the construction of democracy