Simone Weil: Writings Selected with an Introduction
Simone Weil was one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century: a philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist and political activist. This anthology spans the wide range of her thought, and includes an extract from her best-known work 'The Need for Roots', exploring the ways in which modern society fails the human soul; her thoughts on the misuse of language by those in power; and the essay 'Human Personality', a late, beautiful reflection on the rights and responsibilities of every individual. All are marked by the unique combination of literary eloquence and moral perspicacity that characterised Weil's ideas and inspired a generation of thinkers and writers both in and outside her native France.
- Author
- Simone Weil, Eric O. Springsted
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 143
- Series
- Modern Spiritual Masters
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781570752049
- Genres
- philosophy
- Release date
- 1998
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