The Religious Metaphysics of Simone Weil

Simone Weil is one of the major religious writers of the twentieth century. Hers is a unique blend of spiritual experience, social concern, and philosophical theory. She had marvelous command of the Western philosophical tradition, yet she also had profound insights into Oriental philosophies.
Since its publication in France, Veto's book has been considered by most scholars as the standard work on Simone Weil. Now this important book is available in English. It is the only available reconstruction of the entire philosophy of Simone Weil. It operates out of the perspective of the spiritual concerns of her maturity, yet it never fails to return to the issues and the positions of the early texts. It carries out the reconstruction according to some major philosophical themes, but gives its due share to the French thinkers' social and political preoccupations as well. The book is erudite, yet simple, written in a clear, concise and yet often eloquent language.

About the author

Joan Dargan teaches French at St. Lawrence University. She has translated Miklos Veto's The Religious Metaphysics of Simone Weil, published by SUNY Press and is also the author of Balzac and the Drama of Perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Miklos Veto
• Assisted by: Joan Dargan (Translation)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1994
• EAN: 9780791420782
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-2078-2
• No. of pages: 219
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Series: Suny Series, Simone Weil Studi
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Religion, allgemein, RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Religion - Church History