Simone Weil Between Paganism and the Bible : A Hermeneutic Dialogue with Ricoeur, Levinas, Schelling and Pascal
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2002 |
Author |
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Editor |
Wierciński, Andrzej |
Book |
Between the Human and the Divine: Philosophical and Theological Hermeneutics |
Series Volume |
1 |
Pages |
456-470 |
Publisher |
The Hermeneutic Press |
Place Published |
Toronto |
Language |
English |
Translator |
Blundell, Boyd S. |
Series Title |
Hermeneutic series |
Keywords |
antisemitism |
Annotation |
This chapter provides an in-depth and well-informed discussion of Weil’s anti Judaism especially in relation to her desire to connect pagan traditions to Christianity. It begins with a brief reflection on some of Ricoeur’s comments about Weil, then goes on to consider the attitude towards Jewish Scripture in the modern European philosophical tradition, and the impact of this tradition on Weil’s thought. Gabelleri turns to looks at Weil’s reading of Durkheim and its influence on the development of her understanding of the Jewish tradition particularly in light of her literal reading of the Jewish scripture. He then goes on to evaluate Levinas’s critique of Weil followed by a comparison of Weil’s thoughts on the relationship between paganism, Jewish and Christian thought to that of Schelling and Pascal. Gabellieri concludes his discussion by raising some provocative questions for a further investigation of Weil’s thought on these subjects |