2024, Simone Weil, A Very Short Introduction, A Rebecca Rozelle Stone

2024, Simone Weil, A Very Short Introduction, A Rebecca Rozelle Stone

Author: A Rebecca Rozelle-Stone

Year: 1900

1 A life and death of attention 1 2 Greek inspiration 21 3 Labour and politics 38 4 Religion 57 5 Ethics 75 6 Beauty 92 7 Weil in the present and future 107 References 119 Further reading 123 First, I am indebted to Lucian W. Stone, my partner in life and reader/first editor of all my writing. I am beyond grateful for the time, care, and attention you have given to all of my drafts, as well as the encouragement you constantly provide before, during, and after the extended process of writing. I am so thankful for the friendships, originating in a shared interest in Simone Weil, which have sustained me in the last several years. The support, enlightening conversations, and inspirations provided by Mariëtte Willemsen and her incredible Weil seminar students at Amsterdam University College; Antonio Calcagno; and Diane Enns have been invaluable in restoring my energies when the world at large is fatiguing. I am also appreciative for the generosity of Sylvie Weil, niece of Simone Weil and fellow writer herself, who graciously provided the photographs of her late aunt, along with their permissions. This work would not be complete without those crucial inclusions.