Simone Weil: An Anthology
An Anthology
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2005
Summary
This collection captures the essence of a remarkable woman, one of the foremost thinkers of our century. 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141188195 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141188197 |
| Author: | Simone Weil, Siân Miles |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2005 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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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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