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Simone Weil: An Anthology
Simone Weil
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paperback. Editor(s): Miles, Sian. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141188195
SKU
V9780141188195
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About 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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