A Truer Liberty (Routledge Revivals) Simone Weil and Marxism
| Author/creator | Blum, Laurence A. Author |
| Other author | Seidler, Victor J. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 376 p. 00.850 x 00.550 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Series | Routledge Revivals Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation <p>Simone Weil — philosopher, trade union militant, factory worker — developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful political philosophy which serves an alternative both to liberalism and to Marxism. In <em>A Truer Liberty</em>, originally published in 1989, Blum and Seidler show how Simone Weil’s philosophy sought to place political action on a firmly moral basis. The dignity of the manual worker became the standard for political institutions and movements. Weil criticized Marxism for its confidence in progress and revolution and its attendant illusory belief that history is on the side of the proletariat.<br><br>Blum and Seidler relate Weil’s work to influential trends in political philosophy today, from analytic Marxism to central traditions within liberal thought. The authors stress the importance of Weil’s work for understanding liberation theology, Catholic radicalism, and, more generally, social movements against oppression which are closely tied to religion and spirituality.<br></p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780415563628 |
| ISBN | 0415563623 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780415563628 |
| Stock number | 00081154 |
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