Simone Weil : basic writings / edited and translated by D. K. Levy and Marina Barabas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weil, Simone, 1909-1943, author.

Contributor:

Levy, D. K. (David Kennedy), editor, translator.

Barabas, Marina, editor, translator.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Weil, Simone, 1909-1943--Translations into English.

Weil, Simone.

Philosophy, French--20th century.

Philosophy, French.

Physical Description:

lxiii, 389 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2023.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"Simone Weil is one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century. Her writings encompass an extraordinary breadth of subjects, including philosophy, religion, sociology, and politics. A political activist and resistance fighter, her accomplishments are even more astonishing in light of her death in 1943 at the age of thirty-four. Whilst Weil was concerned with deep philosophical questions - the nature of human thought and human faculties, the limits of language, and thought's contact with reality through mediation, science and beauty - the full significance of her work has frequently been obscured by her categorization as a purely religious writer or Christian mystic. Simone Weil: Basic Writings is an expertly edited anthology of her most important writings, presenting Weil's philosophy as it relates to politics, the nature of work, human nature in its duality, necessity, beauty and goodness. D. K. Levy and Marina Barabas have translated all the extracts anew, including translations of important notes and references missing from existing English language editions of Weil's work. Following an extensive introduction by D. K. Levy which places Weil's life and thought in context, each section opens with a short introduction situating the chosen passages within Weil's oeuvre. Simone Weil: Basic Writings is an outstanding starting point for anyone seeking an introduction to Weil's philosophy, and also essential reading for students and scholars of Weil's thought in related disciplines"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / D. K. Levy

Notes on the translation / D. K. Levy and Marina Barabas

Introduction to part 1 / D. K. Levy

Study for a declaration of obligations to the human being

Concerning syndicalism "Single, apolitical, mandatory"

Let's not start the Trojan War again

Legitimacy of the provisional government

What does the Occitanian inspiration consist in

Prelude to a declaration of duties toward the human being

Is there a Marxist doctrine?

Reflections on quantum theory

Morality and literature

Essay on the concept of reading

Some reflexions on the concept of value

This war is a war of religions

Are we fighting for justice?

Is the human person sacred?

Introduction to part 2 / D. K. Levy

Precondition of non-servile work

Reflections on the good use of school studies with a view to the love of God

Sketch of the "Commentary on Pythagorean texts"

Concerning the Pythagorean Doctrine

Introduction to part 3 / D. K. Levy

Theory of Sacraments

Forms of the implicit love of God

God's love and affliction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Weil, Simone, 1909-1943. Simone Weil

ISBN:

9781032072135

103207213X

9781032072111

1032072113

OCLC:

1410904691

Publisher Number:

99995419842