KONSEP HANNAH ARENDT TENTANG POLITIK SEBAGAI PEMBICARAAN DAN KONTRIBUSINYA DALAM MENYIKAPI PLURALITAS PANDANGAN

Differences in views in a plural community cannot be avoided because each view or philosophy of life is formulated by reasonable people. It is generally accepted that the plurality of life views must be addressed in the spirit of democracy that relies on the use of reason, where each person or group is given the opportunity to convey their perspectives. But the fact shows that the role of reason is getting weaker in deliberation, especially in countries that implement a system of representative democracy. Then, do we thus abandon democracy as an approach in addressing differences of opinion? Using a qualitative approach, the author argues that democracy remains the best choice in addressing differences of views. However, based on Arendt's concept of politics as a speech, the ideal democratic approach should be deliberative rather than liberal because deliberative democracy aims to transform the perspective of each person or grouhlm