The Power of Words
$18.29
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2020
Summary
‘There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good’
In these selected writings by Simone Weil - philosopher, activist, mystic - she explores the influence of language employed by the powerful, an individual’s rights and responsibilities, and foods of the soul such as liberty, truth, security and equality. Provocative, eloquent and deeply moral, these are essays to untangle the intangible, nourish the spirit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241472903 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241472903 |
| Author: | Simone Weil |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 84g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 110mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
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About The Author
Simone Weil
Simone Weil (1909-43) was a French philosopher and mystic. Most of her works, published posthumously, consist of some notebooks and a collection of religious essays. They include, in English, Waiting for God (1951), Gravity and Grace (1952), The Need for Roots (1952), Notebooks (2 vol., 1956), Oppression and Liberty (1958), and Selected Essays, 1934-1943 (1962).
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