Oppression and Liberty, 1st Edition
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2001
Summary
The remarkable French thinker Simone Weil is one of the leading intellectual and spiritual figures of the twentieth century. A legendary essayist, political philosopher and member of the French resistance, her literary output belied her tragically short life. Most of her work was published posthumously, to widespread acclaim. Always concerned with the nature of individual freedom, Weil explores in Oppression and Liberty its political and social implications. Analyzing the causes of oppression, its mechanisms and forms, she questions revolutionary responses and presents a prophetic view of a way forward. If, as she noted elsewhere, ‘the future is made of the same stuff as the present’, then there will always be a need to continue to listen to Simone Weil.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415254076 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0415254078 |
| Author: | Simone Weil |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Routledge Classics |
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Critics Review
‘We must simply expose ourselves to the personality of a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints.’ - T.S. Eliot ‘The best spiritual writer of this century.’ - Andr
‘We must simply expose ourselves to the personality of a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints.’ - T. S. Eliot; ‘Simone Weil has become a legend and her writings are regarded as a classic document of our period.’ - the New Yorker
Simone Weil
Simone Weil (1909-43) was one of the most original philosophical, religious and political thinkers of the twentieth century; besides working as a teacher, a factory worker and a farmhand, she fought for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and was a member of the French resistance.
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