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A new translation of Simone Weil's best-known work: a political,
philosophical and spiritual treatise An icon of twentieth-century
French philosophy, Simone Weil was described by André Gide as 'the
patron saint of all outsiders' and by Albert Camus as 'the only
great spirit of our time'. In this, one of her last and best-known
works, she offers a vision of what human life could be - where the
needs of our bodies are met and the needs of the soul, too, are
better known and nurtured. Written in 1943, when France was
occupied and Weil was working in the offices of the Free France in
London, The Need for Roots responds to a plea both timely and
timeless: what can satisfy the cry of our hearts for justice? In
the same decade that saw the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Weil
argues that rights alone are inadequate to the task - and
encourages her contemporaries not to repeat the mistakes of the
French Revolution and the malaise of modern life. The alternative
she offers has intrigued and inspired generations of readers since.
Translated by Ros Schwartz, with an introduction by Kate
Kirkpatrick.
Simone Weil (1909–1943) is one of the most brilliant and
unorthodox religious and philosophical minds of the twentieth
century. She was also a political activist, worked in the Renault
car factory in France in the 1930s and fought briefly as an
anarchist in the Spanish Civil War, before her tragic early death
in England at the age of thirty-four. Her work spans an astonishing
variety of subjects, from ancient Greek philosophy and Christianity
to oppression, political freedom and French national identity.
Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks sees Weil
apply her unique and piercing intellect to early Greek thought,
where she finds fundamental precursors to Christian religious
ideas. She argues, provocatively, that concepts fundamental to
Christianity such as incarnation, redemption, suffering and
resurrection are Greek as well as Christian and that there is much
we can learn, spiritually and philosophically, from their
entwinement. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new
Foreword by Christopher Hamilton.
'Time and again she pierces the veil of complacency and brings the reader face to face with the deepest levels of existence.' - Church Times
'At the twilight of a century whose accelerated history has led to the rise and fall of so many idols, this book increasingly appears like a message from eternity.' - Gustave Thibon
'One of the most profound religious thinkers of modern times.' - The Twentieth Century, 1961
'We must simply expose ourselves to the personality of a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints.' - T. S. Eliot
'The light Simone shines makes everything seem, at once, reasurringly recognizable and so luminous as to be heavenly.' - Malcom Muggeridge
'In France she is ranked with Pascal by some, condemned as a dangerous heretic by others, and recognized as a genius by all.' - New York Times Book Review
'The best spiritual writer of this century ... she said it was her vocation to stand at the intersection of Christians and non-Christians. She thus becomes the patron saint of all "outsiders".' - Andr Gide
Simone Weil (1909–1943) is one of the most brilliant and
unorthodox religious and philosophical minds of the twentieth
century. She was also a political activist, worked in the Renault
car factory in France in the 1930s and fought briefly as an
anarchist in the Spanish Civil War, before her tragic early death
in England at the age of thirty-four. Her work spans an astonishing
variety of subjects, from ancient Greek philosophy and Christianity
to oppression, political freedom and French national identity.
Intimations of Christianity Among the Ancient Greeks sees Weil
apply her unique and piercing intellect to early Greek thought,
where she finds fundamental precursors to Christian religious
ideas. She argues, provocatively, that concepts fundamental to
Christianity such as incarnation, redemption, suffering and
resurrection are Greek as well as Christian and that there is much
we can learn, spiritually and philosophically, from their
entwinement. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new
Foreword by Christopher Hamilton.
Widely regarded as one of Weil's best books and ideal for those
coming to her work for the first time An impassioned but
beautifully clear and engaging reflection on many of the themes
that recur throughout Weil's work: her strong religious impulse but
ambivalence about religion; the nature of love, friendship, duty,
the role of attention in Christian belief and her engagement with
Stoic philosophy Includes a new foreword by Janet Soskice, placing
Weil life's and the book in context
This volume, first published in English in 1987 makes available an
important part of Weil's early writings. Although primarily known
as a religious thinker, she devoted enormous energy in her
formative years to her work as a political activist and as a
philosopher/teacher. This book reveals these other sides of Weil
and demonstrates the lines of continuity underlying her whole
thought. Written between 1929 and 1941 the book covers a crucial
and transitional period in Weil's life. Taken together they
represent invaluable primary source material on the evolution of
Weil's life and on her chosen method of abstracting elements from
her personal experience and transmuting that experience into
considered thought. Even when highly theoretical, her writing was
always concerned with the application of her intelligence to
concrete problems of human existence.
Widely regarded as one of Weil's best books and ideal for those
coming to her work for the first time An impassioned but
beautifully clear and engaging reflection on many of the themes
that recur throughout Weil's work: her strong religious impulse but
ambivalence about religion; the nature of love, friendship, duty,
the role of attention in Christian belief and her engagement with
Stoic philosophy Includes a new foreword by Janet Soskice, placing
Weil life's and the book in context
Emerging from the thought-provoking discussions and
correspondence Simone Weil had with the Reverend Father Perrin,
this classic collection of essays contains the renowned philosopher
and social activist's most profound meditations on the relationship
of human life to the realm of the transcendent. An enduring
masterwork and "one of the most neglected resources of our century"
(Adrienne Rich), "Waiting for God" will continue to influence
spiritual and political thought for centuries to come.
Hailed by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our times',
Simone Weil was one of great essayists and activists of the
twentieth century. Her writings on the nature of religious faith
and spirituality have inspired many subsequent thinkers. Wrestling
with the moral dilemmas entailed by commitment to the Catholic
Church, Letter to a Priest is a brilliant meditation on the
perennial battle between faith and doubt and resonates today as
much as when it was first written. This edition also includes one
of her most inspiring and celebrated essays, 'Human Personality',
where Weil offers a moving and unorthodox account of the
preciousness of human beings. With a new foreword by Raimond Gaita.
Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a defining figure of the twentieth
century; a philosopher, Christian, resistance fighter, anarchist,
feminist, Labour activist and teacher. She was described by T. S.
Eliot as 'a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of
the saints', and by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our
time'. Originally published posthumously in two volumes, these
newly reissued notebooks, are among the very few unedited personal
writings of Weil's that still survive today. Containing her
thoughts on art, love, science, God and the meaning of life, they
give context and meaning to Weil's famous works, revealing an
unique philosophy in development and offering a rare private
glimpse of her singular personality.
Hailed by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our times',
Simone Weil was one of great essayists and activists of the
twentieth century. Her writings on the nature of religious faith
and spirituality have inspired many subsequent thinkers. Wrestling
with the moral dilemmas entailed by commitment to the Catholic
Church, Letter to a Priest is a brilliant meditation on the
perennial battle between faith and doubt and resonates today as
much as when it was first written. This edition also includes one
of her most inspiring and celebrated essays, 'Human Personality',
where Weil offers a moving and unorthodox account of the
preciousness of human beings. With a new foreword by Raimond Gaita.
'There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when
properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the
good' The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most
courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with
honesty and moral clarity, about the manipulation of language by
the powerful, the obligations of individuals to one another and the
needs - for order, equality, liberty and truth - that make us
human. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great
Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of
thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to
stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
This volume, first published in English in 1987 makes available
an important part of Weila (TM)s early writings. Although primarily
known as a religious thinker, she devoted enormous energy in her
formative years to her work as a political activist and as a
philosopher/teacher. This book reveals these other sides of Weil
and demonstrates the lines of continuity underlying her whole
thought.
Written between 1929 and 1941 the book covers a crucial and
transitional period in Weila (TM)s life. Taken together they
represent invaluable primary source material on the evolution of
Weila (TM)s life and on her chosen method of abstracting elements
from her personal experience and transmuting that experience into
considered thought. Even when highly theoretical, her writing was
always concerned with the application of her intelligence to
concrete problems of human existence.
'We must simply expose ourselves to the personality of a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints.' - T.S. Eliot in the Preface
'What is required if men and women are to feel at home in society and are to recover their vitality? Into wrestling with that question, Simone Weil put the very substance of her mind and temperament. The apparently solid edifices of our prepossessions fall down before her onslaught like ninepins, and she is as fertile and forthright in her positive suggestions . . . she can be relied upon to toss aside the superficial and to come to grips with the essential and the profound.' - Time Literary Supplement
Letter to a Priest encapsulates the sharp wit and questioning
nature of Simone Weil. Regarded by Susan Sontag as 'one of the most
uncompromising and troubling witnesses to the modern travail of the
spirit', Weil grips the moral imagination as few others before or
since. She was only thirty four when she died in 1943, yet despite
her short life she left behind an incredible body of literature.
Letter to a Priest, addressed to Father Joseph-Marie Perrin, a
Catholic priest who Weil met in Marseilles, is one of her most
powerful pieces. Written at a time when those who knew her
considered her to be 'like a soul in torment whose thinking had all
the signs of a deep inner conflict', it contains thirty five
powerful expressions of opinion on matters concerning Catholic
faith, dogma and institutions. Vehement and controversial, yet
eloquent and moving, it is essential reading for anyone who has
questions about faith and belief.
'We must simply expose ourselves to the personality of a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints.' - T.S. Eliot in the Preface
'What is required if men and women are to feel at home in society and are to recover their vitality? Into wrestling with that question, Simone Weil put the very substance of her mind and temperament. The apparently solid edifices of our prepossessions fall down before her onslaught like ninepins, and she is as fertile and forthright in her positive suggestions . . . she can be relied upon to toss aside the superficial and to come to grips with the essential and the profound.' - Times Literary Supplement
'The best spiritual writer of this century.' - Andr Gide
Simone Weil, the great mystic and philosopher for our age, shows
where anyone can find God. Why is it that Simone Weil, with her
short, troubled life and confounding insights into faith and doubt,
continues to speak to today’s spiritual seekers? Was it her
social radicalism, which led her to renounce privilege? Her
ambivalence toward institutional religion? Her combination of
philosophical rigor with the ardor of a mystic? Albert Camus called
Simone Weil “the only great spirit of our time.” André Gide
found her “the most truly spiritual writer of this century.”
Her intense life and profound writings have influenced people as
diverse as T. S. Eliot, Charles De Gaulle, Pope Paul VI, and
Adrienne Rich. The body of work she left—most of it published
posthumously—is the fruit of an anguished but ultimately luminous
spiritual journey. After her untimely death at age thirty-four,
Simone Weil quickly achieved legendary status among a whole
generation of thinkers. Her radical idealism offered a corrective
to consumer culture. But more importantly, she pointed the way,
especially for those outside institutional religion, to encounter
the love of God – in love to neighbor, love of beauty, and even
in suffering.
An NYRB Classics Original
A brilliant woman who was a study in fiercely maintained
contradictions, a star student who went to work on a factory line,
a Jewish convert to Catholicism who insisted on refusing baptism,
Simone Weil is one of the most intransigent and taxing of spiritual
masters, always willing to push her thinking--and us--one step
beyond the apparently reasonable in pursuit of the one truth, the
one good. She asks hard questions and avoids easy answers. In this
essay--now in English for the first time--she challenges the
foundation of the modern liberal political order, making an
argument that will have particular resonance in present-day
America. Examining the dynamic of power and propaganda caused by
party spirit, the increasing disregard for truth in favor of
opinion, and the consequent corruption of education, journalism,
and art, Weil proposes that politics can only begin where the party
spirit comes to an end.
This volume also reprints an admiring portrait of Weil by the Nobel
laureate Czesław Miłosz and an essay about Weil's friendship with
Albert Camus by the translator Simon Leys.
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Although trained as a philosopher, Simone Weil (1909–43)
contributed to a wide range of subjects, resulting in a rich field
of interdisciplinary Weil studies. Yet those coming to her work
from such disciplines as sociology, history, political science,
religious studies, French studies, and women’s studies are often
ignorant of or baffled by her philosophical investigations. In
Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings, Eric O. Springsted
presents a unique collection of Weil’s writings, one
concentrating on her explicitly philosophical thinking. The essays
are drawn chiefly from the time Weil spent in Marseille in 1940-42,
as well as one written from London; most have been out of print for
some time; three appear for the first time; all are newly
translated. Beyond making important texts available, this selection
provides the context for understanding Weil's thought as a whole.
This volume is important not only for those with a general interest
in Weil; it also specifically presents Weil as a philosopher,
chiefly one interested in questions of the nature of value, moral
thought, and the relation of faith and reason. What also appears
through this judicious selection is an important confirmation that
on many issues respecting the nature of philosophy, Weil,
Wittgenstein, and Kierkegaard shared a great deal.
'Time and again she pierces the veil of complacency and brings the reader face to face with the deepest levels of existence.' - Church Times
'At the twilight of a century whose accelerated history has led to the rise and fall of so many idols, this book increasingly appears like a message from eternity.' - Gustave Thibon
'One of the most profound religious thinkers of modern times.' - The Twentieth Century, 1961
'We must simply expose ourselves to the personality of a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints.' - T. S. Eliot
'The light Simone shines makes everything seem, at once, reasurringly recognizable and so luminous as to be heavenly.' - Malcom Muggeridge
'In France she is ranked with Pascal by some, condemned as a dangerous heretic by others, and recognized as a genius by all.' - New York Times Book Review
'The best spiritual writer of this century ... she said it was her vocation to stand at the intersection of Christians and non-Christians. She thus becomes the patron saint of all "outsiders".' - Andr Gide
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