Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion

by Richard H. Bell

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Richard H. Bell analyzes the social and political thought of Simone Weil, paying particular attention to Weil's concept of justice as compassion. Bell describes the ways in which Weil's concept of justice stands in contrast with liberal 'rights-based' views of justice, and focuses upon central aspects of her thought, including 'attention, ' human suffering and 'affliction, ' and the importance of 'a spiritual way of life' in reshaping the individual's...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0847690792

ISBN13:9780847690794

Release Date:July 1998

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 0.9" x 9.3"

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