Truer Liberty: Simone Weil and Marxism (Critical Social Thought Series) - Softcover

Blum, Lawrence A.; Seidler, Victor J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415901952 ISBN 13: 9780415901956

Publisher: Routledge, 1990

Synopsis

Shows how Simone Weil developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful political philosophy which serves as an alternative to liberalism and Marxism.

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Review:

'A Truer Liberty makes two welcome contributions to Weil studies: it presents the most thorough analysis to date of Weil’s affinities with and divergences from Marxism, and―more importantly―it succeeds in bringing Weil to life as a political theorist whose writings provide some bracing alternatives to the ideological forces that dominate twentieth-century thought ... Blum and Seidler not only inaugurate a new direction in Weil studies; they also show us why her political theorizing deserves serious and more respectful attention than it has hitherto received.' - The Review of Politics

Synopsis:

Simone Weil - philosopher, trade union militant, factory worker - developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful political philosophy which serves as an alternative both to liberalism and Marxism. In A Truer Liberty , Blum and Seidler show how Simone Weil's philosophy differed from Marxism: she sought to put political action on a firmly moral basis. Weil criticized Marxism for its confidence in progress and revolution and its attendant illusory belief that history is on the side of the proletariat. The authors relate Weil's work to influential trends in political philosophy today, from the 'analytic' Marxism of Gerald Cohen and others to the liberal tradition of Anglo-American political philosophy represented by Rawls, Dworkin, and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0415901952
• ISBN 13: 9780415901956
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368