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A truer liberty : Simone Weil and Marxism / Lawrence A. Blum and Victor J. Seidler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blum, Lawrence A.
- Series:
- Routledge revivals.
- Routledge revivals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weil, Simone, 1909-1943--Political and social views.
- Weil, Simone.
- Socialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2010, c1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Simone Weil - philosopher, trade union militant, factory worker - developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful political philosophy which serves an alternative both to liberalism and to Marxism. In A Truer Liberty, originally published in 1989, Blum and Seidler show how Simone Weil's philosophy sought to place political action on a firmly moral basis. The dignity of the manual worker became the standard for political institutions and movements. Weil criticized Marxism for its confidence in progress and revolution and its attendant illusory belief that history is on th
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Simone Weil's early life and politics; 2 Simone Weil on Marxism: work relations, production, and progress; 3 Simone Weil on Marxism: revolution and materialism; 4 Liberty; 5 Oppression; 6 Work; 7 Power; 8 Morality, truth, and politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- First published in 1989.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-23241-5
- 1-135-23242-3
- 1-282-44391-7
- 9786612443916
- 0-203-09249-X
- 9780203092491
- OCLC:
- 499081290
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