Simone Weil was a French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist. With both insight and breadth, she wrote extensively about the political movements she participated in and later about spiritual mysticism. Her uncompromising pursuit of truth and moral genius left an indelible mark on ethics and philosophy.
Ideal for newcomers and seasoned scholars alike, this book serves as a comprehensive introduction to Simone Weil's philosophical ideas. It offers insights into her unique perspectives, making it an essential resource for understanding her profound contributions to philosophy.
The immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.
On the fiftieth anniversary of the first English edition, this Routledge Classics edition offers the English reader the complete text of this landmark work for the first time ever.
Includes some of her major essays, a selection of her letters and a biography of her work, this collection captures the essence of a remarkable woman who was one of the foremost thinkers of the 20th century.
The collection features the letters of Simone Weil, a philosopher and mystic, offering a unique glimpse into her intellectual journey and personal relationships from childhood to adulthood. Reflecting her experiences amid Europe's turmoil, these letters reveal her evolving thoughts on spirituality, politics, and social justice. Weil's connections with diverse communities and her passion for teaching, poetry, and mathematics are highlighted, alongside her involvement in significant historical events like the Spanish Civil War. An introduction by Robert Chenavier provides context, making this collection accessible to all readers.
Simone Weil, the great mystic and philosopher for our age, shows where anyone can find God. Why is it that Simone Weil, with her short, troubled life and confounding insights into faith and doubt, continues to speak to today's spiritual seekers? Was it her social radicalism, which led her to renounce privilege? Her ambivalence toward institutio
In Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks Weil apply her unique, piercing intellect to early Greek thought, where she finds precursors to Christianity. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Christopher Hamilton.
A remarkable book, full of piercing spiritual and moral insight. Eloquent and inspiring, it asks profound questions about the nature of faith, doubt and morality that continue to resonate today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Janet Soskice.
In this remarkable work, Weil analyses the causes of oppression, its mechanisms and forms, and questions revolutionary responses while presenting a prophetic view of a way forward. schovat popis
Hailed by Andre Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Weil's short life was ample testimony to her beliefs. In 1943, the final year of her life, unable to join the resistance movement in France, she worked in London for the Free French government in exile. Here she was commissioned to outline a plan for the renewal of Europe after the scourge of Nazism. The Need for Roots was the direct result. In it she seized the opportunity to denounce the false values of contemporary civilisation. In the cult of materials she witnessed a devastating loss of spirit and consequently of human values. To counteract this she sets out a radical vision for spiritual and political renewal with a passion for truth which sweeps through these pages. The book has become a lasting spiritual testament for our age, where we are confronted, as T.S. Eliot comments, by a 'genius akin to that of the saints'.
