Simone Weil: A Modern Pilgrimage

by Robert Coles

Book Overview

Robert Coles's brilliant portrait of this strange and controversial figure includes the details of her short, eventful life: her academic career, teaching, political and social activism, and mystical experiences.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201022052
• ISBN13: 9780201022056
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Explains Weil's Roots

This is an essential Weil book for the beginner. It's always useful to understand a philosopher's roots, and this book does not disappoint. Afterward I had much more appreciation for Weil's brilliance as well as her mental dysfunction. I came away with the sense that she was an unfinished work; that her philosophy up until her death was not yet mature. What insights she might have more completely developed had she lived! Re-reading her words now, I have a good sense of perspective on what influenced her thoughts and decisions.