Simone Weil: A Modern Pilgrimage (Radcliffe Biography Series)

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020107964X
• ISBN13: 9780201079647
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.3"

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.