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Simone Weil and the Specter of Self-Perpetuating Force (Paperback)
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Simone Weil and the Specter of Self-Perpetuating Force (Paperback)
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Simone Weil's philosophical and social thought during her short
life (1909-1943) was intimately engaged with the nature of power
and force, both human and natural, and the problems inherent in the
use of force. Weil argued vehemently for pacifism, then moved
toward a guarded acceptance of the use of force under very specific
circumstances, in the context of the rise of Nazism. Ultimately she
came to a nuanced and unique perspective on force and on the
preservation of human dignity, in the aftermath of several profound
mystical experiences during the last years of her life. E. Jane
Doering carefully examines and analyzes the material in Weil's
notebooks and lesser-known essays to illuminate her evolving
thought on violence, war, and injustice. In addition, Doering
addresses Weil's engagement with the Bhagavad Gita during her final
years, a text that reoriented and enlightened Weil's activist and
intellectual search for moral value in a violent world. Apart from
small excerpts, none of the four volumes of Weil's notebooks, only
recently published in French, have been translated into English.
Simone Weil and the Specter of Self-Perpetuating Force contains
Doering's expert translations of numerous notebook entries. The
book will interest Weil scholars, those in French studies, and
those who explore interdisciplinary topics in philosophy, religious
studies, history, and political science.
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