Simone Weil and the specter of self-perpetuating force /

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""Simone Weil and the Specter of Self-Perpetuating Force is a definitive contribution not only to Weil studies, but to any effort to understand the problem of violence and the sources of peace. The study seamlessly blends narratives of Weil's life and thought during the early twentiet...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Doering, E. Jane
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Weil, Simone, > 1909-1943.
Violence > Moral and ethical aspects.
Violence > Aspect moral.
Geweld.
Ethische aspecten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Simone Weil's rejection of pacifism
  • The empire of force
  • Love of neighbor versus totalitarianism
  • Values for reading the universe
  • Reading and justice
  • Simone Weil and the Bhagavad-Gita
  • Justice and the supernatural
  • Neither victim nor executioner
  • Appendix : English translations of Simone Weil's essays.

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