The Power of Words, 9780241472903
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Words shape power, truth, liberty: Weil’s timeless wisdom awakens.

The Power of Words

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    128 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2020

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Summary

Untangling the Intangible: The Power of Simone Weil’s Words

‘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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241472903
ISBN-10:0241472903
Series:Penguin Great Ideas
Author:Simone Weil
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:30 November 2020
Weight:82g
Dimensions:181mm x 111mm x 7mm
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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