Simone Weil philosopher, trade union militant, factory worker
developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful
political philosophy which serves an alternative both to liberalism
and to Marxism. In A Truer Liberty, originally published in 1989,
Blum and Seidler show how Simone Weil 's philosophy sought to place
political action on a firmly moral basis. The dignity of the manual
worker became the standard for political institutions and
movements. Weil criticized Marxism for its confidence in progress
and revolution and its attendant illusory belief that history is on
the side of the proletariat.
Blum and Seidler relate Weil 's work to influential trends in
political philosophy today, from analytic Marxism to central
traditions within liberal thought. The authors stress the
importance of Weil 's work for understanding liberation theology,
Catholic radicalism, and, more generally, social movements against
oppression which are closely tied to religion and
spirituality.
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