Misreading Simone Weil: Psychobiography, Pathos, and Politics

Publication Type

Conference Paper

Year of Publication

2008

Author

Gonzalez Rice, David Laurence

Conference Name

2008 APSA (American Political Science Association ) Annual Meeting

Publisher

American Political Science Association

Conference Location

Hynes Convention Center, Boston Massachusetts

Language

English

Publish Dates

August 28, 2008

Keywords

colonialism
politics

Annotation

Rice argues American scholarship on Weil has been overly focused on her psychological condition and religious thought at the expense of her political writing and activism, especially her opposition to colonialism. Such writing, he argues misrepresents Weil and her concerns. Rice’s essay addresses this issue by outlining the role of anti-colonialism in Weil's life and work.

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