The immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.

The immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.

The immediate and guiding aim of this book is to introduce the contemporary reader to the work and thought of Simone Weil.

Although trained as a philosopher, Simone Weil (1909–43) contributed to a wide range of subjects, resulting in a rich field of interdisciplinary Weil studies.

Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a philosopher, theologian, political activist, and mystic whose work endures among the greatest spiritual thinking in human history.