Authority According to Simone Weil
Publication Type |
Thesis |
Year of Publication |
2005 |
Author |
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Academic Department |
Politics Department |
Pages |
286 |
Publisher |
Goldsmiths College, University of London |
Place Published |
London |
Work Type |
Diss |
Language |
English |
Advisor |
McLellan, David |
Keywords |
authority |
Annotation |
Relying primarily, although not exclusively, on Weil's own work, Avery offers an exhaustive, in-depth exploration of Weil's concept of authority. After thoroughly examining the concept of authority and its role in Weil's life and work, Avery turns to the role of authority in religion, outlining how it is understood, how it operates, both legitimately and illegitimately, and more specifically some of the problems around authority in the Roman Catholic Church. The next chapter focuses on authority in relation to governance, making extensive use of Weil's writing in The Need for Roots. The third chapter looks at authority in relation to science while in the final three chapters of the thesis he examines 'authority in practice’, focusing on work, justice and education. |
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