Weil on Power, Oppression and Capital Globalism
Publication Type |
Book Chapter |
Year of Publication |
2008 |
Author |
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Editor |
Poe, Danielle Souffrant, Eddy |
Book |
Parceling the Globe: Philosophical Explorations in Globalization, Global Behavior, and Peace |
Series Volume |
194 |
Pages |
125-150 |
Publisher |
Rodopi |
Place Published |
Amsterdam |
Language |
English |
Chapter |
9 |
Series Title |
Value Inquiry Book Series |
Keywords |
collective |
Annotation |
In this in-depth and lengthy chapter, Presler uses Weil's writing on power, oppression and what Presler calls Weil's 'final moral-political concepts', to reflect on aspects of global capitalism. Presler begins by presenting Weil's description of force found in her writing on the Iliad. She then turns of look at Weil's views on oppression touching upon a number of her ideas including, necessity, freedom and the collective. Next Presler considers what she characterizes as Weil's positive and negative approaches to rights. Here she discusses Weil's theory of the person in relation her theory of rights, particularly the relationship of the individual to the collective, and at greater length, Weil's concepts of 'rootedness'. In the latter part of the chapter, Presler uses the ideas of Weil she has presented to reflect on worker's needs in relation to global capitalism. |