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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Winch, Winch Peter
• Collaboration: Robert B. Pippin (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 31.03.1989
• EAN: 9780521317436
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31743-6
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Thèmes: Modern European Philosophy (Pa; Modern European Philosophy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; 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