Simone Weil: Basic Writings
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Simone Weil: Basic Writings is an expertly edited anthology of Weilâs most important writings, presenting her philosophy as it relates to the architecture of human nature, politics, work, necessity, beauty, goodness and God. Working from the definitive French edition of Weilâs complete writings, D. K. Levy and Marina Barabas have translated the essays anew or for the first time, adding important notes and references absent from existing English language editions of Weilâs work.
Following an extensive introduction that gives an overview of Weil's life and thought, each part opens with a short preface situating the selected essays within Weilâs oeuvre.
Simone Weil: Basic Writings provides an excellent entry point to Weilâs philosophy, as well as a reference for students and scholars of Weil's thought in philosophy and related disciplines.
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Simone Weil (1909â1943), a profound, original and influential thinker in the 20th century, was a political writer and activist, and a formidable philosopher. Her best-known writings appeared in English in The Need for Roots (1952), Waiting on God (1951) and Oppression and Liberty (1958). Albert Camus saw her as "the only great spirit of our times".
D.K. Levy is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Marina Barabas, having taught philosophy in London and Boston, is now a Fellow of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
