On the Abolition of All Political Parties (NYRB Classics)

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On the Abolition of All Political Parties (NYRB Classics)

An NYRB Classics OriginalÂ

Simone Weilâ€”philosopher, activist, mysticâ€”is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In â€œOn the Abolition of All Political Partiesâ€ 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.Â

This volume also includes an admiring portrait of Weil by the great poet Czeslaw Milosz and an essay about Weilâ€™s friendship with Albert Camus by the translator Simon Leys.Â

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