Simone Weil: An Introduction to Her Thought - Softcover

Hellman, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498200850 ISBN 13: 9781498200851

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2014

Synopsis

Albert Camus called her "the only great spirit of our time" She was one of the most prominent French political thinkers of this century. She was a brilliant social activist, a vigilant and critical Marxist. Her religious and philosophical writings are remarkable in their originality. And yet Simone Weil died without ever writing a complete book and without ever formulating a major intellectual testament. In this study of her life and thought, John Hellman synthesizes insights drawn from her varied, fragmentary writings-notebooks, essays, and letters-into a single, highly original view of the world. This fascinating book reinforces the belief that Simone Weil remains one of the most imaginative and out-of-the-ordinary forces in twentieth-century political thought and social activism.

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About the Author

John Hellman is Professor of History at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He specializes in European Intellectual and Modern French History.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498200850
• ISBN 13: 9781498200851
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120