Simone Weil’s Political Philosophy

Benjamin P. Davis

doi:10.5771/9781538171967

Simone Weil’s Political Philosophy

Field Notes from the Margins

Published 2023

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538171967
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-7194-3
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-7196-7
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

This book argues that Simone Weil’s short life (1909–1943) is best understood as deeply invested in and engaged with the world around her, which she knew she would leave behind sooner rather than later if she took risks on the side of the oppressed. To present Weil first and foremost as a political philosopher, Benjamin Davis places her work in conversation with feminist philosophy, decolonial philosophy, and Marxism. Against the backdrop of Weil’s commitments, Davis reads Weil into debates in contemporary Critical Theory. He argues that in the battles of today, we need to reconnect with Simone Weil’s ethical and political imagination, which offers a critique of oppression as part of a deeper attention to the world.

Schlagworte

Neoliberalism Feminism Political Theology Marxism oppression aesthetic theory decolonial philosophy

Keywords

human rights ethics critical theory political theory moral philosophy

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i–xvi Preface i–xvi
1–12 Introduction 1–12
13–34 Chapter 1 Critique of Revolution 13–34
35–50 Chapter 2 Critique of Colonialism 35–50
51–68 Chapter 3 Critique of the (Neoliberal) Self 51–68
69–88 Chapter 4 Critique of Human Rights 69–88
89–126 Chapter 5 Construction of Belonging in an Uprooted World 89–126
127–132 Conclusion. From Theory to Practice 127–132
133–140 Bibliography 133–140
141–150 Index 141–150
151–152 About the Author 151–152

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