Simone Weil The Way of Justice as Compassion

Richard H. Bell analyzes the social and political thought of Simone Weil, paying particular attention to Weil's concept of justice as compassion.

Abbreviations for Simone Weil's Works Cited in Text

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xvii

How Simone Weil Thinks: Time, Method, and Morality

1

(20)

``The Secret of the Human Condition'': Power Oppression, Work, and Liberty---A Brief Retrospective

21

(12)

Rethinking Justice and Rights

33

(24)

A New Virtue of Justice: Love, Friendship, and ``Madness''

57

(20)

The Way of Justice as Compassion

77

(26)

Civil Society and the Law

103

(20)

Community and Politics: Human Needs and Social Obligations

123

(24)

Education and Civilization

147

(18)

Simone Weil, Post-Holocaust Judaism, and the Way of Compassion

165

(26)

Simone Weil's Way toward a ``Worthy'' Civilization: A Legacy for Moral and Political Practice

191

(26)

Appendix: ``The Spirit of Simone Weil's Law''

217

(26)

Ronald K.L. Collins

Finn E. Nielsen

Selected Bibliography

243

(8)

Index

251

(8)

About the Author

259

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