02584nam 2200589 a 450 991077893310332120230725055954.01-280-49358-597866135888141-86189-998-X(CKB)2550000000084069(EBL)851010(OCoLC)775302659(SSID)ssj0000641204(PQKBManifestationID)12269615(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000641204(PQKBWorkID)10623098(PQKB)10772051(MiAaPQ)EBC851010(Au-PeEL)EBL851010(CaPaEBR)ebr10538353(CaONFJC)MIL358881(EXLCZ)99255000000008406920120331d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSimone Weil[electronic resource] /Palle YourgrauLondon Reaktion Books20111 online resource (192 p.)Critical livesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-798-7 Includes bibliographical references.Simone Weil Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Three Simones; 2. Six Swans; 3. Au Revoir, La Révolution; 4. A Lesson in War; 5. A Great Day for Indo-China; 6. A Difference between France and God; 7. Fêtes de la Faim; 8. On the Jewish Question; 9. The Crucifixion Suffices; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo AcknowledgementsSimone Weil, legendary French philosopher, political activist, and mystic, died in 1943 at a sanatorium in Kent, England, at the age of thirty-four. During her brief lifetime, Weil was a paradox of asceticism and reclusive introversion who also maintained a teaching career and an active participation in politics. In this concise biography, Palle Yourgrau outlines Weil's influential life and work and demonstrates how she tried to apply philosophy to everyday life. Born in Paris to a cultivated Jewish-French family, Weil excelled at philosophy, and her empathetic political consCritical lives (London, England)Women philosophersFranceBiographyPhilosophersFranceBiographyWomen philosophersPhilosophers194Yourgrau Palle615030MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778933103321Simone Weil3808395UNINA