Products specifications
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Author
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Simone Weil |
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Pub Date
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03/11/2005 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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336 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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194 |
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GBPPrice
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10.99 |
Simone Weil was one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century: a philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist and political activist. This anthology spans the wide range of her thought, and includes an extract from her best-known work 'The Need for Roots', exploring the ways in which modern society fails the human soul; her thoughts on the misuse of language by those in power; and the essay 'Human Personality', a late, beautiful reflection on the rights and responsibilities of every individual. All are marked by the unique combination of literary eloquence and moral perspicacity that characterised Weil's ideas and inspired a generation of thinkers and writers both in and outside her native France.
