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xviii, 312 pages ; 20 cm "Simone Weil was one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century: a philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist and political activist. This anthology spans the wide range of her thought, and includes an extract from her best-known work 'The Need for Roots', exploring the ways in which modern society fails the human soul; her thoughts on the misuse of language by those in power; and the essay 'Human Personality', a late, beautiful reflection on the rights and responsibilities of every individual. All are marked by the unique combination of literary eloquence and moral acuity that characterized Weil's ideas and inspired a generation of thinkers and writers both in and outside her native France." --From publisher description Previous edition: London : Virago Press, 1986 Includes bibliographical references and index Foreword to the Penguin edition -- Preface to the Virago edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Human personality -- The self -- The needs of the soul -- The great beast -- Analysis of oppression -- The mysticism of work -- The Iliad or The poem of force -- Void and compensation -- Draft for a statement of human obligations -- Attenti

Author

Weil, Simone, 1909-1943; Miles, Siân

Publisher

Penguin Classic

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141188195

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24