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200 10$aSimone Weil$b[electronic resource] /$fPalle Yourgrau
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aSimone Weil Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Three Simones; 2. Six Swans; 3. Au Revoir, La Re?volution; 4. A Lesson in War; 5. A Great Day for Indo-China; 6. A Difference between France and God; 7. Fe?tes de la Faim; 8. On the Jewish Question; 9. The Crucifixion Suffices; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements
330   $aSimone 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 cons
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