A Truer Liberty : Simone Weil and Marxism

ISBN-13: 9780415563628 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 372 str.

Laurence A. Blum;Victor Seidler

Opis

A Truer Liberty, first published in 1989, provided the first serious study of Simone Weil’s political writings, as opposed to her work on the philosophy of religion. Blum and Seidler show how Simone Weil’s philosophy differed from Marxism by putting political action on a firmly moral basis. They relate Weil’s work to influential trends in political philosophy, from "analytic" Marxism to the Liberal tradition of Anglo-American political philosophy and they discuss the changes and continuities of her thought connected to her seven months as a factory worker. The book stresses the importance of Weil’s work for understanding liberation theology and the solidarity movement in Poland, Catholic radicalism, and, more generally social movements against oppression which are closely tied to religion and spirituality.

Recenzje

'A Truer Liberty makes two welcome contributions to Weil studies: it presents the most thorough analysis to date of Weil’s affinities with and divergences from Marxism, and—more importantly—it succeeds in bringing Weil to life as a political theorist whose writings provide some bracing alternatives to the ideological forces that dominate twentieth-century thought ... Blum and Seidler not only inaugurate a new direction in Weil studies; they also show us why her political theorizing deserves serious and more respectful attention than it has hitherto received.' - The Review of Politics

Spis treści

1. Simone Weil’s life and Early Politics  2. Simone Weil on Marxism: Work relations, production and progress  3. Simone Weil on Marxism: Revolution and Materialism  4. Liberty  5. Oppression  6. Work  7. Power  8. Morality, Truth and Politics

O autorze

Laurence A. Blum, Victor Seidler