The Simone Weil Reader
Author: Simone Weil
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 582
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.
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Author: Simone Weil
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 582
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.
Author: Robert Chenavier
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780268023737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Simone Weil Robert Chenavier explores the work of Simone Weil and demonstrates how she brought together spiritual life and the human struggle for solidarity.
Author: Simone Weil
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780802137296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSimone Weil (1909-1943) was a philosopher, theologian, political activist, and mystic whose work endures among the greatest spiritual thinking in human history. Born and educated in Paris, she was devoted to advocating for disenfranchised citizens around the world. Called the 'saint of all outsiders' by Andre Gide, Weil's compassion for the plight of the working class and the armed forces fueled her enlightened treatises and existential inquiries.
Author: Simone Weil
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Published: 2015-09-15
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0268092915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough trained as a philosopher, Simone Weil (1909–43) contributed to a wide range of subjects, resulting in a rich field of interdisciplinary Weil studies. Yet those coming to her work from such disciplines as sociology, history, political science, religious studies, French studies, and women’s studies are often ignorant of or baffled by her philosophical investigations. In Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings, Eric O. Springsted presents a unique collection of Weil’s writings, one concentrating on her explicitly philosophical thinking. The essays are drawn chiefly from the time Weil spent in Marseille in 1940-42, as well as one written from London; most have been out of print for some time; three appear for the first time; all are newly translated. Beyond making important texts available, this selection provides the context for understanding Weil's thought as a whole. This volume is important not only for those with a general interest in Weil; it also specifically presents Weil as a philosopher, chiefly one interested in questions of the nature of value, moral thought, and the relation of faith and reason. What also appears through this judicious selection is an important confirmation that on many issues respecting the nature of philosophy, Weil, Wittgenstein, and Kierkegaard shared a great deal.
Author: Simone Weil
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-12-17
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1317914473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHailed by Albert Camus as ‘the only great spirit of our times’, Simone Weil was one of great essayists and activists of the twentieth century. Her writings on the nature of religious faith and spirituality have inspired many subsequent thinkers. Wrestling with the moral dilemmas entailed by commitment to the Catholic Church, Letter to a Priest is a brilliant meditation on the perennial battle between faith and doubt and resonates today as much as when it was first written. This edition also includes one of her most inspiring and celebrated essays, ‘Human Personality’, where Weil offers a moving and unorthodox account of the preciousness of human beings. With a new foreword by Raimond Gaita.
Author: Simone Weil
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Published: 2014-09-30
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1590177908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn NYRB Classics Original Simone Weil—philosopher, activist, mystic—is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In “On the Abolition of All Political Parties” 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. This volume also includes an admiring portrait of Weil by the great poet Czeslaw Milosz and an essay about Weil’s friendship with Albert Camus by the translator Simon Leys.
Author: Stephanie Strickland
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9780299139940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 1993 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, selected by Lisel Mueller. Paper edition (unseen), $9.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Simone Weil
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780415255608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscussing political and social oppression, its permanent causes, the way it works and its contemporary form, this volume of Simone Weil's writings offers thought-provoking ideas on political theory.
Author: Joan Dargan
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1999-07-01
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780791442234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSituates Weil’s writing within the French literary tradition, and recognizes her as a master stylist.
Author: Robert Zaretsky
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2023-04-05
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0226826600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnown as the “patron saint of all outsiders,” Simone Weil (1909–43) was one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her political and ethical ideals. In a short life framed by the two world wars, Weil taught philosophy to lycée students and organized union workers, fought alongside anarchists during the Spanish Civil War and labored alongside workers on assembly lines, joined the Free French movement in London and died in despair because she was not sent to France to help the Resistance. Though Weil published little during her life, after her death, thanks largely to the efforts of Albert Camus, hundreds of pages of her manuscripts were published to critical and popular acclaim. While many seekers have been attracted to Weil’s religious thought, Robert Zaretsky gives us a different Weil, exploring her insights into politics and ethics, and showing us a new side of Weil that balances her contradictions—the rigorous rationalist who also had her own brand of Catholic mysticism; the revolutionary with a soft spot for anarchism yet who believed in the hierarchy of labor; and the humanitarian who emphasized human needs and obligations over human rights. Reflecting on the relationship between thought and action in Weil’s life, The Subversive Simone Weil honors the complexity of Weil’s thought and speaks to why it matters and continues to fascinate readers today.