Simone Weil
French philosopher, mystic, and political activist who died of self-imposed starvation at 34, refusing to eat more than the ration of occupied France. Her posthumously published writings on affliction, attention, and the need for roots are among the most intense spiritual and philosophical texts of the 20th century.
Works
- Waiting for GodEssays on spiritual longing, suffering, and the search for grace
- The Need for RootsFrance's cultural and social requirements for spiritual renewal
- Gravity and GraceReflections on suffering, divine grace, and spiritual contradiction
- Oppression and LibertyEssays on liberty, work, and domination in human societies
- NotebooksCollection of philosophical reflections and spiritual notebooks
- The Iliad, or the Poem of ForceEssay analyzing force and violence in Homer's epic poetry