Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 162 g
Reihe: Women of Ideas series
On Politics, Religion and Society
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 162 g
Reihe: Women of Ideas series
ISBN: 978-0-8039-7863-8
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
Long before postmodern or deconstructionist ideas became current, Simone Weil was concerned with recognizing the absence of consistency and the continual presence of reversals and contradictions in life. She was someone for whom the task of clarifying her perceptions of reality and meaning was an ongoing one. She challenged contemporary views on such complex issues as human nature, good and evil, divinity and truth. Weil's work offers a voice for those segments of society that are generally under-represented, misrepresented or totally silent in conventional historical and philosophical writings.
In this introduction to Simone Weil's ideas, and the political and intellectual circumstances of her work, the authors make Weil's complex and at times elusive ideas accessible to readers. They delineate how her ideas evolved, and provide compelling excerpts from her writings to let her speak for herself. In addition, the authors provide their own interpretation of Weil's work.
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Preface - Liz Stanley
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SIMONE WEIL
Science and Knowledge
The Perceiving Self
The Individual and the Collective
Distortion of Self
The Method of Attention
Construction of Self
Balancing Equality and Freedom
Labor and Politics
Aggression and Oppression
Suffering Selves
Evil and Good
A Move toward God
The Mystical Moment
An Affirmation of God
Decreation
Denial of Self
