Simone Weil: The Ethics of Affliction and the Aesthetics of Attention.

For Simone Weil the invocation of 'rights' to address extreme human suffering–what she calls 'affliction'–is 'ludicrously inadequate'. Rights, Weil argues, invite a response, whereas what the afflicted require is not dialogue but simply to be heard. For Weil, hearing the 'cry' of the afflicted is th...

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Published in:	International Journal of Philosophical Studies Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 145 - 168
Main Author:	Thomas, Christopher
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2020
Subjects:	Weil, Simone, 1909-1943 Aesthetics Human rights Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 Social justice
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