Weaving the World: Simone Weil on Science, Mathematics, and Love - Softcover

Morgan, Vance G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268034877 ISBN 13: 9780268034870

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2005

Synopsis

Weaving the World uses Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century. Weil held that, for the ancient Greeks, the ultimate purpose of science and mathematics was the knowledge and love of the divine. Her creative assimilation of this vision led her to a conception of science and mathematics that connects the human person with not only the physical world but also the spiritual and aesthetic aspects of human existence. Vance G Morgan investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. He then tracks Weil's analysis of the development of science, particularly of the mathematics and science of the ancient Greeks.

About this title

About the Author

Vance G. Morgan is professor of philosophy at Providence College.

Review

"For its rigor, as well as for its faithful reading of Simone Weil's work, this book merits special attention. Starting with a well-defined aspect of Weil's thought, the author shows the unity of this thought, unified through its relationship, from one end to the other, with the Good."―Cahiers Simone Weil, XXVIII - 4, December 2005

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0268034877
• ISBN 13: 9780268034870
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234