Simone Adolphine Weil (/ veɪ / VAY; [1] French: [simɔn adɔlfin vɛj]; 3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, mystic and political activist. Despite her short life, her ideas …

Mar 10, 2018 · Simone Weil (1909–1943) philosophized on thresholds and across borders. Her persistent desire for truth and justice led her to both elite academies and factory floors, political …

Mar 13, 2025 · Simone Weil (born February 3, 1909, Paris, France—died August 24, 1943, Ashford, Kent, England) was a French mystic, social philosopher, and activist in the French …

The French philosopher Simone Weil is a confronting and disconcerting figure in modern philosophy.

Simone Weil was a French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist. Weil was born in Paris to Alsatian agnostic Jewish parents who fled the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine to …

Simone Weil was one of those witnesses. Possessed of a rare and pure intensity of spirit, and an unusual combination of personal commitment and a high and clear intelligence, she has …

Mar 22, 2025 · Who Was Simone Weil? Simone Weil in Marseilles. Source: Wikimedia Commons Simone Weil was born in Paris in 1909. Exceedingly smart and gifted at school, she became …

Simone Weil was born into an affluent life in Paris in 1909. Very early, she demonstrated a strident, uncompromising compassion when she gave up sugar in solidarity with French …

Jun 11, 2018 · A French political activist and religious mystic, Simone Weil was a renowned and enigmatic Christian thinker.