Abstract:
One can argue that secularization is an important issue in Hannah Arendt's thought. This thinker always sought a pure concept of politics (reinen Begriff des Politischen), one that is independent of any religious roots or transcendent and metaphysical sources. Nevertheless, the tradition of Western political thought since Plato has not found such independence. This problem remains in modernity, especially at the moment of the foundation of new political bodies, as in the case of revolutions. Furthermore, Arendt also explains how the absence of authority reinforces what she calls the "problem of the absolute". This article focuses on the investigation of these issues through texts that include On Revolution and What is Authority?, and defends the separation of the religious and political spheres in order to ensure their existence.
Keywords:
Hannah Arendt; Secularization; Politics; Religion; Sacralization