Simone Weil On Politics, Religion and Society |
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| Author:
| Frost, Christopher
Bell-Metereau, Rebecca |
| Series title: | Women of Ideas Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-7863-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 1998 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $76.00 |
Book Description:
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Simone 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...
More DescriptionSimone 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.