Simone Weil 'The Just Balance' - Modern European Philosophy

Klappentext This book examines the religious! social! and political thought of Simone Weil in the context of the rigorous philosophical thinking out of which it grew. Zusammenfassung Professor Winch provides a fresh perspective on the complete span of Simone Weil's work! and discusses the fundamental difficulties of tracing the dividing line between philosophy and religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The Cartesian background; 3. The sensations of the present moment; 4. 'La simple perception de la nature est une sorte de danse'; 5. Language; 6. Necessity; 7. Equilibrium; 8. 'Completely free action'; 9. The power to refuse; 10. 'The void'; 11. Geometry; 12. Incommensurability; 13. Beauty; 14. Justice; 15. 'A supernatural virtue'?; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Winch, Winch Peter
• Assisted by: Robert B. Pippin (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.1989
• EAN: 9780521317436
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31743-6
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Modern European Philosophy (Pa; Modern European Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards