Simone Weil

The Way of Justice as Compassion

AvRichard H. Bell Jr.

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

Del i serien 20th Century Political Thinkers

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Beskrivning

Richard H. Bell analyzes the social and political thought of Simone Weil, paying particular attention to Weil's concept of justice as compassion. Bell describes the ways in which Weil's concept of justice stands in contrast with liberal 'rights-based' views of justice, and focuses upon central aspects of Weil's thought, including 'attention,' human suffering and 'affliction,' and the importance of 'a spiritual way of life' in reshaping the individual's role in civic life. Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion is a valuable addition to the scholarship on this important thinker and a necessary book for students and scholars of political theory and philosophical moral thought.

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-07-08
Mått:159 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt:553 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:20th Century Political Thinkers
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847690794

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Richard H. Bell is Frank Halliday Ferris Professor of Philosophy at The College of Wooster. He is the editor of Simone Weil's Philosophy of Culture (Cambridge), and the co-editor of many books, including Seeds of the Spirit: Wisdom of the Twentieth Century and The Grammar of the Heart: New Essays in Moral Philosophy and Theology.

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Bell [recognizes] the marginal position and the challenge that Weil's unique mode of thinking presents to contemporary social discourse.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Abbreviations for Simone Weil's Works Cited in TextChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgementsChapter 4 How Simone Weil Thinks: Time, Method, and MoralityChapter 5 "The Secrets of the Human Condition": Power, Oppression, Work, and Liberty — A Brief RetrospectiveChapter 6 Rethinking Justice and RightsChapter 7 A New Virtue of Justice: Love, Friendship, and "Madness"Chapter 8 The Way of Justice as CompassionChapter 9 Civil Society and the LawChapter 10 Community and Politics: Human Needs and Social ObligationsChapter 11 Education and CivilizationChapter 12 Simone Weil, Post-Holocaust Judaism, and the Way of CompassionChapter 13 Simone Weil's Way toward a "Worthy" Civilization: A Legacy for Moral and Political PracticeChapter 14 Appendix: "The Spirit of Simone Weil's Law"Chapter 15 Selected BibliographyChapter 16 IndexChapter 17 About the Author