It was mathematics, the non-empirical science par excellence, wherein the mind appears to play only with itself, that turned out to be the science of… - Hannah Arendt

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It was mathematics, the non-empirical science par excellence, wherein the mind appears to play only with itself, that turned out to be the science of sciences, delivering the key to those laws of nature and the universe that are concealed by appearances.

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About Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German-American political theorist whose work deals with the nature of power, authority, and totalitarianism.

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Alternative Names: Johanna "Hannah" Arendt Johanna "Hannah" Cohn Arendt Hannah Arendt Bluecher Hanna Arendt Johanna Arendt Hannah Arendt Blücher

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