Mystical Selfhood and Women’s Agency: Simone Weil and French Feminist Philosophy
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2010 |
Author |
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Editor |
Rozelle-Stone, Rebecca Stone, Lucian |
Book |
The Relevance of the Radical: Simone Weil 100 Years Later |
Pages |
205-220 |
Publisher |
Continuum |
Place Published |
New York |
Language |
English |
Chapter |
13 |
Keywords |
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Annotation |
Pinnock reflects on Weil's thought in relation to the work of the French feminists Simone de Beauvoir and Luce Irigaray in order to argue that although Weil’s work was not overtly feminist it “evidences feminist attributes” (p. 203). Pinnock pays particular attention to notions of the self, identity, oppression and mysticism in the work of these three women |