Examining the political thought of French writers Weil (1909-43) and Camus (1913-60), LeBlanc (political science, U. of Texas-Tyler) explores the potential of creativity as a regenerative mode of political thought. He argues that they offer complementary visions of a broad notion of creativity in politics that they find integral to re-centering human social and political existence. Weil's emphasis on labor and Camus' devotion to the work of the artist, he says, create a dialogue that allows both a description and an interrogation of the adequacy of creativity as a source of political ethics. The text is double spaced. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR