Simone Weil, a brilliant young teacher, philosopher, and social activist, wrote the essay, The 'Iliad' or the Poem of Force at France at the beginning of World War II. Her profound meditation on the nature of violence provides a...

Simone Weil, 1909-43, 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),...

'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....

First and Last Notebooks von Weil, Simone

"Oppression and Liberty" von Simone Weil ist eine Sammlung von Essays, die sich mit den Themen Unterdrückung, Freiheit und die Bedingungen für eine gerechte Gesellschaft auseinandersetzen. Simone Weil, eine französische Philosophin und...

"Aufmerksamkeit für das Alltägliche" ist eine Sammlung von Gedanken und Reflexionen der französischen Philosophin Simone Weil, zusammengestellt von Otto Betz. In diesem Werk steht die Aufmerksamkeit im Zentrum - ein Zustand des Wachseins...

Enracinement von Weil, Simone

An NYRB Classics Original Simone Weil-philosopher, activist, mystic-is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In "On the Abolition of All Political Parties" she challenges the foundation of the modern liberal...

Hailed by Andre Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Weil's short life was ample testimony to her beliefs. In 1942 she fled France along with her family, going firstly to America. She then moved back to London in order to...

Vor dem Hintergrund einer Radikalisierung der politischen Systeme in Europa fragt Simone Weil 1934 nach den Ursachen des überall um sich greifenden Unbehagens. Warum leben wir in einer ungerechten Gesellschaft, in der der Einzelne nicht...

Appearing here in English for the first time, this play explores Weil's thoughts on tragedy. A figure of affliction, a central theme in Weil's religious metaphysics, the central character offers a unique insight into Weil's broader...