Discussions of Simone Weil

Rhees, Rush/ Phillips, D. Z. (Editor)/ Von Der Ruhr, Mario (Editor)/ Phillips, D. Z./ Von Der Ruhr, Mario

ISBN 10: 0791444287 / ISBN 13: 9780791444283

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, 2000

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212 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discussions of Simone Weil
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791444287
• ISBN 13: 9780791444283
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.3 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.