Zaretsky, Robert
The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226826608
- author:
- Zaretsky, Robert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 2.3 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Biography, Philosophers, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Simone Weil was a remarkable thinker whose life embodied her political and ethical ideals. In this biography, Robert Zaretsky explores Weil's insights into politics and ethics, revealing a complex figure who balanced contradictions - between rigorous rationalism and Catholic mysticism, revolutionary fervour and anarchist sympathies, and humanitarian concerns with hierarchical structures. Weil's life was marked by activism and intellectual pursuits, from teaching philosophy to union workers to fighting alongside anarchists during the Spanish Civil War. Her work has been widely acclaimed, but Zaretsky offers a fresh perspective on Weil's thought, one that honours her complexity and continues to fascinate readers today. This biography provides a nuanced understanding of Weil's ideas and their enduring relevance, making it an essential read for anyone interested in philosophy, politics, or history.
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