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About Simone Weil
French philosopher, mystic, political activist and labourer
Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, political activist, and labourer. She is remembered for a body of thought that continued to shape contemporary philosophy after her short life ended. Her writing and thinking centered on religion, spirituality, and politics. Those themes gave her work a lasting reach, especially among readers drawn to serious moral and political reflection.
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- “There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of genius.…”Simone Weil
- “Friendship is not to be sought, not to be dreamed, not to be desired; it is to be exercised (it is a virtue).”Simone Weil
- “The poison of skepticism becomes, like alcoholism, tuberculosis, and some other diseases, much more virulent…”Simone Weil
- “Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.”Simone Weil
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985