Introduction: Kei Hiruta's Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin (2021) – a review forum.

This document is an introduction to a review forum for Kei Hiruta's book, "Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin." The forum originated from an online review session hosted by the University of Tokyo, and the final product is in English despite the session being conducted in Japanese. The Japanese Journal of Political Science decided to publish the English reviews of the book as a symbolic and substantive gesture. The three reviews in the forum discuss different aspects of the book, including Hiruta's methodology, the thinkers' style of philosophizing, and their relationship with Zionism. The reviews provide constructive questions and criticisms, and Hiruta offers a thoughtful response. The document concludes by expressing gratitude to the journal for accepting the review forum. [Extracted from the article]