The Simone Weil Reader
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The Simone Weil Reader
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Author : Simone Weil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Simone Weil Reader written by Simone Weil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Philosophy categories.
The immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.
Simone Weil
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Author : Simone Weil
language : en
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Release Date : 2015-09-15
Simone Weil written by Simone Weil and has been published by University of Notre Dame Pess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with History categories.
Although 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.
Simone Weil An Anthology
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Author : Simone Weil
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 2000
Simone Weil An Anthology written by Simone Weil and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Literary Collections categories.
Simone 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.
Simone Weil For The Twenty First Century
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Author : Eric O. Springsted
language : en
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Release Date : 2021-04-01
Simone Weil For The Twenty First Century written by Eric O. Springsted and has been published by University of Notre Dame Pess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with Philosophy categories.
This in-depth study examines the social, religious, and philosophical thought of Simone Weil. Simone Weil for the Twenty-First Century presents a comprehensive analysis of Weil’s interdisciplinary thought, focusing especially on the depth of its challenge to contemporary philosophical and religious studies. In a world where little is seen to have real meaning, Eric O. Springsted presents a critique of the unfocused nature of postmodern philosophy and argues that Weil’s thought is more significant than ever in showing how the world in which we live is, in fact, a world of mysteries. Springsted brings into focus the challenges of Weil’s original (and sometimes surprising) starting points, such as an Augustinian priority of goodness and love over being and intellect, and the importance of the Crucifixion. Springsted demonstrates how the mystical and spiritual aspects of Weil’s writings influence her social thought. For Weil, social and political questions cannot be separated from the supernatural. For her, rather, the world has a sacramental quality, such that life in the world is always a matter of life in God—and life in God, necessarily a way of life in the world. Simone Weil for the Twenty-First Century is not simply a guide or introduction to Simone Weil. Rather, it is above all an argument for the importance of Weil’s thought in the contemporary world, showing how she helps us to understand the nature of our belonging to God (sometimes in very strange and unexpected ways), the importance of attention and love as the root of both the love of God and neighbor, the importance of being rooted in culture (and culture’s service to the soul in rooting it in the universe), and the need for human beings to understand themselves as communal beings, not as isolated thinkers or willers. It will be essential reading for scholars of Weil, and will also be of interest to philosophers and theologians.
Weaving The World
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Author : Vance G. Morgan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Weaving The World written by Vance G. Morgan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Amour - Philosophie categories.
An overview of Simone Weil's writings on science and mathematics which opens the door to dialogue between philosophy, art, and religion
Simone Weil
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Author : Joan Dargan
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1999-06-24
Simone Weil written by Joan Dargan and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-24 with Philosophy categories.
Simone Weil created a memorable œuvre remarkable for its lucid, striking, and seemingly transparent prose. Aphoristic and impersonal in tone, it is the instrument of a master stylist. The first to recognize Weil's achievement as a writer, this book situates her work within the French literary tradition, showing its affinities with Pascal and Baudelaire, and acknowledges its kinship to the works of poets and writers of her generation, notably the poets René Char and Marina Tsvetaeva. The parallel between Weil's concept of decreation and the impersonality of the speaker in her prose is shown ultimately to be related to her will to surpass the boundaries of the written page in her drive to self-immolation. Close reading of passages from her notebooks, several short texts, and a proposal for front-line nurses addressed to the Free French illustrates the forces and influences at work in her writing.
Oppression And Liberty
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Author : Simone Weil
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2001
Oppression And Liberty written by Simone Weil and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Philosophy categories.
Discussing 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.
The Need For Roots
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Author : Simone Weil
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1952
The Need For Roots written by Simone Weil and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Philosophy categories.
"Hailed by Andre Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Well'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 civilization. In the cult of materialism 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."--Jacket.
Simone Weil
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Author : Francine du Plessix Gray
language : en
Publisher: Viking Adult
Release Date : 2001
Simone Weil written by Francine du Plessix Gray and has been published by Viking Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Biography of the French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist Simone Weil (1909-1943). Unrevised and unpublished proofs.
Simone Weil Utopian Pessimist
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Author : David McLellan
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 1989-12-14
Simone Weil Utopian Pessimist written by David McLellan and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12-14 with History categories.
Simone Weil's short life was as extraordinary as her writings. Born in 1909, she was a brilliant philosophy student in the Paris of the 1920s and colleague of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. She fought on the anarchist side in the Spanish Civil War and died, at the age of only thirty-four, while serving with de Gaulle and the Free French in London. This life of intense activity was united with a profoundly religious outlook on life. Many consider her the best spiritual writer of our century and a true saint for modern times. Simone Weil published almost nothing during her lifetime. The publication of her complete works is only now beginning in France. They reveal a mind of amazing lucidity and depth. This biography draws on hitherto unpublished material to explain her thought in the context of her life. Its comprehensive coverage at last makes available to the public the most intriguing personality of our age.