Commentaries
Written

Simone Weil’s Apologetic Use of Literature: Her Christological Interpretations of Ancient Greek Texts

Marie Cabaud Meaney

New York: Oxford University Press

Written

Discussions of Simone Weil

Rush Rhees read

The work of Simone Weil has not garnered the attention it deserves in the Anglo-American tradition. In this book, Rhees, the noted thinker trained by Wittgenstein, provides the most sustained critique to date of Weil’s views on science and religion. In this decidedly Wittgensteinian spin on the philosophy of religion, Rhees’ observations on the major themes in Weil’s work–social philosophy, science, ethics, and religion–are presented. The book shows how Rhees wrestled with difficulties he found in the work of Weil, someone he held in the highest regard.

“In the field of Weil studies, this book is a ‘gold mine.'” — Richard H. Bell, author of Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion

“Weil was a highly original thinker and Discussions of Simone Weil helps bring out that originality. Rhees also makes a contribution to the philosophy of religion, for here we get to see how a genuine Wittgensteinian approach might work in tackling religious questions.” — Eric O. Springsted, coauthor of Spirit, Nature, and Community: Issues in the Thought of Simone Weil

Rush Rhees (1905-1989) taught at the University of Wales, Swansea, for twenty-six years and became Honorary Professor after his retirement. He is the author of Without Answers; Discussions of Wittgenstein; On Religion and Philosophy; Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Discourse; and Moral Questions. D. Z. Phillips is Rush Rhees Research Professor at the University of Wales, Swansea, and Danforth Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, California. Mario von der Ruhr is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Wales, Swansea.

D.Z Phillips assisted by Mario von der Ruhr, ed., New York: State University of New York Press, 2000

Written

Simone Weil: Thinking Poetically

Joan Dargan

Albany, New York: State University of New York Press

Written

Simone Weil: The Way of Justice as Compassion

Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield

Written

Simone Weil on Politics, Religion and Society

Christopher Frost & Rebecca Bell-Metereau,

London: Sage Publications

Written

Simone Weil and the Politics of Self-Denial

Athanasious Moulakis

Ruth Hein, trans., Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press

Written

The Redemption of Tragedy: The Literary Vision of Simone Weil

Katherine Brueck

Albany, New York: State University of New York Press