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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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- “Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that…”Simone Weil
- “Belief in immortality is harmful because it is not in our power to conceive of the soul as really incorporeal…”Simone Weil
- “We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise.”Simone Weil
- “As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encou…”Simone Weil
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- “If they wanted their shit stirred, then stirred their shit was jolly well going to be.”Stephen Clarke
- “Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years.”Joseph Barbera
- “For a coach to believe in you is key. Not only for the success of the player, but mainly for the success of t…”Julius Randle
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Books by Simone Weil
Oppression et liberté
1978
The Simone Weil reader
1985