Reviews for Fundamental Principles Of The Metaphysic Of Morals

The average rating for Fundamental Principles Of The Metaphysic Of Morals based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-08-24 00:00:00 Robert Covell Simone Weil was a profound philosopher of her times (1930s-WWII). Growing up intellectualy in a time of great violence she focused much of her work on the need to counterbalance and overcome the use of force. Use of force is a natural part of our world akin to gravity, but there is a force of good that fights gravity and is the gift of the divine. I had read some books that are notes from Weil's work. She died in her thirties exhausted from her physical condition and her mental energies spent. There is great power in many of her thoughts but they can be hard to grasp since much of the work was not in published form. Doering's book is a great guide into exploring Weil's profound and helpful insights into our world. The way use of force corrupts those in power and it's victims. The frustration sometimes reading this book when force is still abused to this day is how to spread the word and effectuate a better world. Doering beautifully ends the work with a letter from Weil to her mother 5 weeks before her death. She is not afraid that all of her work will go to waste and be lost because she knows the mine of gold in her heart is also present in all others.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-26 00:00:00 James Layman Informative and well-structured.