Benjamin P. Davis

Simone Weil's Political Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

Field Notes from the Margins

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that Simone Weil's short life (1909-1943) is best understood as deeply invested in and engaged with the world around her, which she knew she would leave behind sooner rather than later if she took risks on the side of the oppressed. To present Weil first and foremost as a political philosopher, Benjamin Davis places her work in conversation with feminist philosophy, decolonial philosophy, and Marxism. Against the backdrop of Weil's commitments, Davis reads Weil into debates in contemporary Critical Theory. He argues that in the battles of today, we need to reconnect with Simone Weil's ethical and political imagination, which offers a critique of oppression as part of a deeper attention to the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798881863968
• Artikelnr.: 74399522

Autorenporträt

Benjamin P. Davis is a postdoctoral fellow in African American Studies at Saint Louis University. Davis's scholarship is in the areas of human rights, Decolonial Theory, and Caribbean Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Author's Note
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: Simone Weil as a Political Philosopher
Chapter 1: Critique of Revolution
Chapter 2: Critique of Colonialism
Chapter 3: Critique of the (Neoliberal) Self
Chapter 4: Critique of Human Rights
Chapter 5: Construction of Belonging in an Uprooted World
Conclusion: From Theory to Practice
Bibliography
About the Author