Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil : unprecedented conversations /
Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil were two of the most compelling political thinkers of the twentieth century who, despite having similar life-experiences, developed radically distinct political philosophies. This unique dialogue between the writings of Arendt and Weil highlights Arendt’s secular humani...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2024.
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| Summary: | Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil were two of the most compelling political thinkers of the twentieth century who, despite having similar life-experiences, developed radically distinct political philosophies. This unique dialogue between the writings of Arendt and Weil highlights Arendt’s secular humanism, her emphasis on heroic action and her rejection of the moral approach to politics, contrasted starkly with Weil’s religious approach, her faith in the power of divine Goodness and her other-centric ethic of suffering and affliction. The writings here respect the profound differences between Arendt and Weil while pulling out the shared preoccupations of power, violence, freedom, resistance, responsibility, attention, aesthetics and vulnerability. Without shying away from exploring the more difficult concepts in these philosophers' works, Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil also aims to pull out the relevance of their writings for contemporary issues. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 234 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 135034446X 9781350344464 |