Natality and Plurality in Hannah Arendt: conditions for the relation between politics and institutionality
Abstract
The article examines the ontological bases of political action according to Hannah Arendt: natality and plurality, with the aim of linking them to the development of institutionality and legality in the context of a political community. It is argued that while the human condition of plurality inspires the emergence of discursive action and continuous dialogical interaction in the legal and institutional sphere, natality drives the introduction of disruptive innovations that can challenge existing formal structures. The analysis of these two conditions reveals fundamental consequences in Arendt's thought: first, the integrity of both institutional and extra-institutional political actions within the framework of arendtian thought; and second, the coexistence of stability and innovation as an essential driver for the vitality of the public sphere.
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