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Emerging from the thought-provoking discussions and correspondence Simone Weil had with the Reverend Father Perrin, this classic collection of essays contains the renowned philosopher and social activist's most profound meditations on the relationship of human life to the... Read Full Overview

... Il me semble que la volont de Dieu n'est pas que j'entre dans l' glise pr sentement. Car, je vous l'ai d j dit, et c'est encore vrai, l'inhibition qui me retient ne se fait pas moins fortement sentir dans les moments d'attention, d'amour et de pri re que dans les autres... Read Full Overview

A remarkable book, full of piercing spiritual and moral insight. Eloquent and inspiring, it asks profound questions about the nature of faith, doubt and morality that continue to resonate today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Janet Soskice.

Emerging from thought-provoking discussions and correspondence Simone Weil had with the Reverend Father Perrin, this classic collection of essays contains her most profound meditations on the relationship of human life to the realm of the transcendant. An enlightening introduction... Read Full Overview

'You cannot get far in these essays without sensing yourself in the presence of a writer of immense intellectual power and fierce independence of mind.' - Janet Soskice, from the Introduction to the Routledge Classics edition

Simone Weil (1909-1943)... Read Full Overview