Discussions of Simone Weil

Rhees, Rush

ISBN 10: 0791444287 / ISBN 13: 9780791444283

Editore: State University of New York Press, Albany, 1999

As good as new, paperback, SUNY Series, xi, 200 pp., 15x22x1,4 cm , with bibliography, notes 1st printing, letterbox mail. Codice articolo 56253

Riassunto:

A distinguished discussion of Weil's views on social philosophy, science, ethics, and religion.

The work of Simone Weil has not garnered the attention it deserves in the Anglo-American tradition. In this book, Rhees, the noted thinker trained by Wittgenstein, provides the most sustained critique to date of Weil's views on science and religion. In this decidedly Wittgensteinian spin on the philosophy of religion, Rhees' observations on the major themes in Weil's work--social philosophy, science, ethics, and religion--are presented. The book shows how Rhees wrestled with difficulties he found in the work of Weil, someone he held in the highest regard.

"In the field of Weil studies this book is a 'gold mine.'" -- Richard H. Bell, author of Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion

"Weil was a highly original thinker and Discussions of Simone Weil helps bring out that originality. Rhees also makes a contribution to the philosophy of religion, for here we get to see how a genuine Wittgensteinian approach might work in tackling religious questions." -- Eric O. Springsted, coauthor of Spirit, Nature, and Community: Issues in the Thought of Simone Weil

Informazioni sull?autore: Rush Rhees (1905-1989) taught at the University of Wales, Swansea, for twenty-six years and became Honorary Professor after his retirement. He is the author of Without Answers; Discussions of Wittgenstein; On Religion and Philosophy; Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse; and Moral Questions. D. Z. Phillips is Rush Rhees Research Professor at the University of Wales, Swansea, and Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, California. Mario von der Ruhr is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wales, Swansea.

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Titolo: Discussions of Simone Weil
Casa editrice: State University of New York Press, Albany
Data di pubblicazione: 1999
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: As New
Edizione: prima edizione