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."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 501g
• ISBN-13: 9780739123867
• ISBN-10: 0739123866
• Artikelnr.: 23833232

Autorenporträt

By Desmond Avery

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