The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt tells the story of the philosopher’s life and thoughts in pictures

Or how gag cartoonist Ken Krimstein took the plunge into midcentury philosophy.

Ken Krimstein draws wacky gag cartoons—one classic shows two adjacent storefronts: the window sign in the left one reads MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, while the window sign on the right reads MEDICAL CHEEZ DOODLES DISPENSARY—but the artist doesn’t look the least bit demented. He’s more like a cross between a boomer hipster and the favored uncle who shares his best anecdotes at first-night seder.…