Simone Weil: An Apprenticeship in Attention

von der Ruhr, Mario

ISBN 10: 0826474624 / ISBN 13: 9780826474629

Published by Continuum, London- New York, 2006

About this Item

2006. xii, 169pp. The book is in excellent condition with no inscriptions, and all contents are tight and clean. "This clear lucid exposition of her life and work shows how Weil is truly a prophet for our age and an indispensable source of encouragement to all those at the frontiers of religion, both within and without.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simone Weil: An Apprenticeship in Attention
• Publisher: Continuum, London- New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826474624
• ISBN 13: 9780826474629
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy & Related
  • Religion/Theology

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Synopsis

Simone Weil's influence has been enormous and in this age of doubt and uncertainty there is something particularly appealing about this French Jewish writer, for Weil lived out her beliefs. From an early age she was attracted to Bolshevism, became an anarchist and helped Trotsky. She joined the International Red Brigade to fight Franco in the Spanish Civil War. An agnostic, she experienced a profound religious conversion, yet never converted to the Christian faith to which she was so deeply attracted.

This clear lucid exposition of her life and work shows how Weil is truly a prophet for our age and an indispensable source of encouragement to all those at the frontiers of religion, both within and without.

About the Author

Mario von der Ruhr is Lecturer in Philosophy at Swansea University, UK. He is an Associate Editor of Philosophical Investigations, and co-editor (with D.Z. Phillips) of Claremont Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. He has also assisted D.Z. Phillips with editing Discussions of Simone Weil, by Rush Rhees.