Simone Weil and the Specter of Self-Perpetuating Force

Contents

C O N T E N T S Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 ONE. Simone Weil’s Rejection of Pacifism 13 TWO. The Empire of Force 41 THREE. Love of Neighbor versus Totalitarianism 69 FOUR. Values for Reading the Universe 96 FIVE. Reading and Justice 122 SIX. Simone Weil and the Bhagavad-Gita 151 SEVEN. Justice and the Supernatural 183 EIGHT. Neither Victim nor Executioner 210 Appendix: English Translations of Simone Weil’s Essays 240 Notes 243 Bibliography 265 Index 270 ...