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The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times (edizione 2023)

di Wolfram Eilenberger (Autore)

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"A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram Eilenberger The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a crucial decade in the dramatic, intersecting lives of some of history's greatest philosophers. In particular, four women whose parallel ideas would come to dominate the twentieth century-at once in necessary dialogue and striking contrast with one another. Simone de Beauvoir, already in a deep emotional and intellectual partnership with Jean-Paul Sartre, was layingthe foundations for nothing less than the future of feminism. Born Alissa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg before emigrating to the US in 1926, Ayn Rand was honing one of the most politically influential voices of the 20th century. Her novels The Fountainheadand Atlas Shrugged would reach the hearts and minds millions of Americans in the decades to come, becoming canonical libertarian texts, which continue to echo today among Silicon Valley's tech elite. Hannah Arendt was developing some of today's most important leftwing ideas, culminating with the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism and her arrival as a peerless intellectual celebrity. Perhaps the greatest thinker of all was a classmate of de Beauvoir: Simone Weil, who turned away from fame to devote herself entirely to refugee aid and the resistance movement during the war. Ultimately, in 1943, she would starve to death in England, a martyr and true saint in the eyes of many. Few authors can synthesize gripping storytelling with sophisticated philosophy like Wolfram Eilenberger. The Visionaries tells the story of four singular philosophers-indomitable women who were refugees and resistance fighters-each putting forward a vision of a truly free and open society at a time of authoritarianism and war"--… (altro)
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Titolo:The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
Autori:Wolfram Eilenberger (Autore)
Info:Penguin Press (2023), 400 pages
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buen ensayo sobre estas cuatro mujeres, agil se lee bien, trata de ser neutral, pero creo que de la lista sobra Ayn Rand. las demás son filosofas en serio. y se agranda la figura de Simone Weil con el paso del tiempo ( )
  gneoflavio | May 11, 2024 |
This group biography covers one decade- 1933-1943- in the lives of four exceptionally gifted philosophers who explored the concept of self and other in the shadow of totalitarianism. The book does very well by the dyad of Rand and Weil clearly outlining their opposing philosophies of the self's relationship to society. It helps that the decade covered culminated in Weil and Rand's most influential works. We never quite get to the most influential work by Arendt and Beauvoir though, so it feels like there are important pieces missing from their stories. It's also clear that the author approached Arendt through his earlier work on Walter Benjamin and Heidegger. Often, Benjamin is quoted more in the Arendt chapters than Arendt herself. It's also notable that the fact that all four philosophers were women is barely noted, as if it had no effect on their lives. It is really hard to tell from the writing if that is how they viewed their own relationship to their gender or just a choice by the author. It seems unlikely at least in the case of Beauvoir that gender could play so little role in her life. At any rate you could come to this book with very little knowledge of Rand and Weil and come away with a decent understanding of their philosophy, but you would need both prior knowledge and more research on Beauvoir and Arendt to feel similarly satisfied. ( )
  megacool24 | Dec 18, 2023 |
En El fuego de la libertad. El refugio de la filosofía en tiempos sombríos 1933-1943, Wolfram Eilenberg narra la trayectoria de cuatro fascinantes pensadoras que, a pesar de los acontecimientos históricos que les tocó vivir, jamás abandonaron la filosofía. De hecho, esta siempre fue un refugio para ellas. Hablo de Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Weil y Ayn Rand, cuatro de las mujeres más influyentes del siglo XX.
El libro nos regala un viaje por sus vidas, por sus alegrías y sus momentos de desolación. Ninguna lo tuvo fácil. Hannah Arendt se vio obligada a exiliarse a Estados Unidos, perseguida por el nazismo. Lo mismo le ocurrió a Ayn Rand, cuando huyó de las autoridades soviéticas. Además, para Rand fue duro conseguir un hueco como novelista. Ambas tuvieron que hacer frente a esa soledad que es habitual al empezar de cero en un país lejano.
Por su parte, Simone Weil vivió una existencia atravesada por el dolor y el desamparo en un mundo hostil. Y aunque quizás pueda parecer que la vida de Beauvoir fue la más acomodada, no hay que olvidar que la filósofa francesa también sufrió lo suyo: siempre a disposición de Jean-Paul Sartre, a merced de sus deseos y atrapada en una relación donde él siempre era el primero. Asimismo, padeció los efectos de la guerra y la depresión.
«En el apogeo de otra guerra mundial ‒escribe el autor a propósito de Beauvoir‒. En medio de su ciudad ocupada. A pesar de las cartillas de racionamiento y de los problemas de suministro, a pesar de la continua abstinencia de café y tabaco (Sartre estaba tan desesperado que todas las mañanas gateaba por el suelo del Café de Flore para recoger las colillas de la noche anterior), a pesar de los controles diarios y de los toques de queda, a pesar de la omnipresente censura y de los soldados alemanes que pululaban cada vez con mayor insolencia por los cafés de Montparnasse… Mientras encontrara tiempo y sosiego suficientes para escribir, podría soportar todo lo demás».
Casi no hay que añadir que esas experiencias vitales ‒las de las cuatro‒ siempre fueron acompañadas de reflexiones del más alto nivel filosófico. Eilenberg lo refleja cabalmente con la conocida frase latina Primum vivere deinde philosophare. Indudablemente, sin todas esas vivencias que moldearon las almas de Rand, Arendt, Beauvoir y Weil, su legado intelectual no hubiera sido el mismo. A pesar de toda la oscuridad que reinaba a su alrededor, las cuatro supieron resistir y darle un significado al mundo.
Todas ellas son un gran testimonio de valentía, de constancia, de lucidez y de libertad. Lucharon por cambiar un mundo sumido en las tinieblas, y sus reflexiones avivaron ese «fuego de la libertad» que parecía extinguirse por momentos. Cada una lo hizo desde su posición filosófica: Weil a partir la experiencia reflexiva y el misticismo religioso, Rand con su análisis del egoísmo humano y el totalitarismo, Arendt con sus reflexiones sobre política, la banalidad del mal y el movimiento sionista; y Beauvoir con sus consideraciones sobre la mujer, la libertad, la emancipación y el “otro”.
Las cuatro son un excepcional referente, no sólo por sus ideas filosóficas, sino también por sus propias vidas, que como ya indiqué, fueron el pilar de su pensamiento. Beauvoir lo expresa en estos términos: «creo que uno mismo solo tiene una razón suficiente para aceptar la muerte, y es la esperanza de preservar su propio ser. No se trata de razones para vivir, no se trata de la vida. Se trata de algo más». Y ese algo más, en el caso de estas mujeres, es la imposibilidad de vivir sin la filosofía. En otras palabras: la imposibilidad de vivir sin reflexionar.
En este sentido, Eilenberg ha escrito un libro maravilloso, que nos invita a descubrir a sus protagonistas a través de su obra y adentrándonos en sus experiencias. A fin de cuentas, no somos nadie sin nuestra historia, y para conocer verdaderamente a estas pensadoras es fundamental conocer de dónde vinieron, qué papel eligieron en el mundo y cuál fue su destino.
(PAULA SÄNCHEZ - CUALIA.ES) ( )
  aliexpo | Jan 27, 2023 |
Meget spændende fortælling om fire kvindelige filosoffers tænkning før og under 2. verdenskrig. Simone de Beauvoir, Hanne Arendt, Ayn Rand, Simone Weil. ( )
  msc | Sep 14, 2022 |
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"A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram Eilenberger The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a crucial decade in the dramatic, intersecting lives of some of history's greatest philosophers. In particular, four women whose parallel ideas would come to dominate the twentieth century-at once in necessary dialogue and striking contrast with one another. Simone de Beauvoir, already in a deep emotional and intellectual partnership with Jean-Paul Sartre, was layingthe foundations for nothing less than the future of feminism. Born Alissa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg before emigrating to the US in 1926, Ayn Rand was honing one of the most politically influential voices of the 20th century. Her novels The Fountainheadand Atlas Shrugged would reach the hearts and minds millions of Americans in the decades to come, becoming canonical libertarian texts, which continue to echo today among Silicon Valley's tech elite. Hannah Arendt was developing some of today's most important leftwing ideas, culminating with the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism and her arrival as a peerless intellectual celebrity. Perhaps the greatest thinker of all was a classmate of de Beauvoir: Simone Weil, who turned away from fame to devote herself entirely to refugee aid and the resistance movement during the war. Ultimately, in 1943, she would starve to death in England, a martyr and true saint in the eyes of many. Few authors can synthesize gripping storytelling with sophisticated philosophy like Wolfram Eilenberger. The Visionaries tells the story of four singular philosophers-indomitable women who were refugees and resistance fighters-each putting forward a vision of a truly free and open society at a time of authoritarianism and war"--

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