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Klappentext Simone Weil's work offers a voice for those segments of society that are generally under-represented, misrepresented or totally silent in conventional historical and philosophical writings. In this introduction to Simone Weil's ideas, and the political and intellectual circumstances of her work, the authors make Weil's complex and at times elusive ideas accessible to readers. They delineate how her ideas evolved, and provide compelling excerpts from her writings to let her speak for herself. In addition, the authors provide their own interpretation of Weil's work. Zusammenfassung This work provides a presentation of Simone Weil's life! work and her contributions to feminist thought. The authors seek to make her complex and sometimes elusive ideas accessible to readers! and offer their own interpretation of her work! delineating how Weil's ideas evolved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface - Liz Stanley PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SIMONE WEIL Science and Knowledge The Perceiving Self The Individual and the Collective Distortion of Self The Method of Attention Construction of Self Balancing Equality and Freedom Labor and Politics Aggression and Oppression Suffering Selves Evil and Good A Move toward God The Mystical Moment An Affirmation of God Decreation Denial of Self
