Decreation and the ethical bind : Simone Weil and the claim of the other /

A close reading of Simone Weil's philosophical and literary writings examining themes of ethical obligation, dispossession and vulnerability in relation to the works of Emmanuel Levinas, Maurice Blanchot and Judith Butler.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yun, Suk-cha (Professor) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Weil, Simone, > 1909-1943.
Weil, Simone, > 1909-1943
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
RELIGION > Ethics.
Emmanuel Levinas.
Judith Butler.
Maurice Blanchot.
decreative ethics.
ethical relationality.
force.
obligation.
self-dispossession.
subject dislocation.
vulnerability.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Decreation and the Ethical Bind; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Note on Abbreviations and Translations Used; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Vulnerability of Precious Things: "La Personne et le sacré"; 2. Uncommon Measure: "L'Iliade ou le poème de la force"; 3. Stillness and the Bond of Love: Venise sauvée; 4. Unfinished Obligation: Venise sauvée and La Folie du jour; 5. The Extravagant Demand of Asking Nothing: Destitution and Generosity in "Autobiographie spirituelle" and La Connaissance surnaturelle; 6. Empty Petitions: The Last Letters of Simone Weil; Acknowledgments; Notes.

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