Desmond Avery

Beyond Power

Simone Weil and the Notion of Authority

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Produktbeschreibung

Beyond Power offers fresh ways to approach the burning political, religious, and scientific issues of our time. It also provides a compelling overview of the work of the great French philosopher Simone Weil, whom Albert Camus saw as "the only great mind of our time" and T. S. Eliot saw as "a woman of genius, a kind of genius akin to that of the saints."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780739123867
• ISBN-10: 0739123866
• Artikelnr.: 23833232

Autorenporträt

Desmond Avery is a visiting fellow at Lincoln University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part I. Authority Comes from the Author
Chapter 3 Chapter 1. The Notion of Authority
Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Authority in the Life and Work of Simone Weil
Chapter 5 Chapter 3. An Idea of Ultimate Authority
Part 6 Part II. The Authority of Disciplines and Institutions
Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Religion
Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Governance
Chapter 9 Chapter 6. Science
Part 10 Part III. Authority in Practice
Chapter 11 Chapter 7. Work
Chapter 12 Chapter 8. Justice
Chapter 13 Chapter 9. Education
Part 14 Conclusion