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 role in civic life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Abbreviations for Simone Weil's Works Cited in Text
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgements
Chapter 4 How Simone Weil Thinks: Time, Method, and Morality
Chapter 5 "The Secrets of the Human Condition": Power, Oppression, Work, and Liberty - A Brief Retrospective
Chapter 6 Rethinking Justice and Rights
Chapter 7 A New Virtue of Justice: Love, Friendship, and "Madness"
Chapter 8 The Way of Justice as Compassion
Chapter 9 Civil Society and the Law
Chapter 10 Community and Politics: Human Needs and Social Obligations
Chapter 11 Education and Civilization
Chapter 12 Simone Weil, Post-Holocaust Judaism, and the Way of Compassion
Chapter 13 Simone Weil's Way toward a "Worthy" Civilization: A Legacy for Moral and Political Practice
Chapter 14 Appendix: "The Spirit of Simone Weil's Law"
Chapter 15 Selected Bibliography
Chapter 16 Index
Chapter 17 About the Author
