
On the Abolition of All Political Parties
Simone Weil(Author)
NYRB Classics (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-59017-781-5 (ISBN)
Description
An NYRB Classics Original
Simone Weil—philosopher, activist, mystic—is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In “On the Abolition of All Political Parties” she challenges the foundation of the modern liberal political order, making an argument that has particular resonance today, when the apathy and anger of the people and the self-serving partisanship of the political class present a threat to democracies all over the world. Dissecting the dynamic of power and propaganda caused by party spirit, the increasing disregard for truth in favor of opinion, and the consequent corruption of education, journalism, and art, Weil forcefully makes the case that a true politics can only begin where party spirit ends.
This volume also includes an admiring portrait of Weil by the great poet Czeslaw Milosz and an essay about Weil’s friendship with Albert Camus by the translator Simon Leys.
Simone Weil—philosopher, activist, mystic—is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In “On the Abolition of All Political Parties” she challenges the foundation of the modern liberal political order, making an argument that has particular resonance today, when the apathy and anger of the people and the self-serving partisanship of the political class present a threat to democracies all over the world. Dissecting the dynamic of power and propaganda caused by party spirit, the increasing disregard for truth in favor of opinion, and the consequent corruption of education, journalism, and art, Weil forcefully makes the case that a true politics can only begin where party spirit ends.
This volume also includes an admiring portrait of Weil by the great poet Czeslaw Milosz and an essay about Weil’s friendship with Albert Camus by the translator Simon Leys.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
New York Review Books
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
116 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59017-781-5 (9781590177815)
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Simone Weil, translated from the French and introduced by Simon Leys with a contribution by Czeslaw Milosz