Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Between the Human and the Divine: The Political Thought of Simone Weil

Product Description 'Between the Human and the Divine will introduce American readers to one of the most complex, troubled and troubling, luminous, path-breaking and neglected minds of our time. Dietz has taken an important step towards getting the measure of a thinker who measures our civilization.'-THE REVIEW OF POLITICS Review ...among the finest of the few books in English devoted to an analysis of Weil's thought ....Dietz's discussion of these writings is invariably intelligent, clarifying, and insightful. It is a major accomplishment to have synthesized such a wide range of writings and brought them together as Dietz has done.--Philosophy and Phenomenological Research ...Dietz has written a fine book on a most difficult subject. ^IBetween the Human and the Divine^R will introduce American readers to one of the most complex, troubled and troubling, luminous, path-breaking and neglected minds of our time. Dietz has taken an important step towards getting the measure of a thinker who measures our civilization.--The Review of Politics An excellent introduction to Weil.--Library Journal Dietz's book succeeds in providing a comprehensive overview of the full range of Simone Weil's social and political thought...--Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy