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Philosophy

From the “Banality of Evil” to the Banality of Concepts: Soroush Dabbagh’s Reading of Arendt and Heidegger

By examining Soroush Dabbagh’s readings of Arendt, Heidegger, and Kant, this essay shows how a philosophical concept can retain its name and authority while losing the distinctions and constraints that give it its determinate meaning. The author calls this mechanism the “banality of concepts” and explores its implications for understanding and popularizing philosophy in the Persian-speaking world.

October 4, 2026PhilosophyFrom the “Banality of Evil” to the Banality of Concepts: Soroush Dabbagh’s Reading of Arendt and Heidegger

October 4, 2026

Political Science

Mohammad Mehdi Mojahedi's essay “The Banality of Evil and Collective Responsibility”

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