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portada Letter to a Priest (Routledge Classics) (Volume 54)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2002
Language
English
Pages
80
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9780415267670
Edition No.
2

Letter to a Priest (Routledge Classics) (Volume 54)

Simone Weil (Author) · Routledge · Paperback

Letter to a Priest (Routledge Classics) (Volume 54) - Simone Weil

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Synopsis "Letter to a Priest (Routledge Classics) (Volume 54) "

Letter to a Priest encapsulates the sharp wit and questioning nature of Simone Weil. Regarded by Susan Sontag as 'one of the most uncompromising and troubling witnesses to the modern travail of the spirit', Weil grips the moral imagination as few others before or since. She was only thirty four when she died in 1943, yet despite her short life she left behind an incredible body of literature. Letter to a Priest, addressed to Father Joseph-Marie Perrin, a Catholic priest who Weil met in Marseilles, is one of her most powerful pieces. Written at a time when those who knew her considered her to be 'like a soul in torment whose thinking had all the signs of a deep inner conflict', it contains thirty five powerful expressions of opinion on matters concerning Catholic faith, dogma and institutions. Vehement and controversial, yet eloquent and moving, it is essential reading for anyone who has questions about faith and belief.
Simone Weil
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Simone Adolphine Weil fue una filósofa, ensayista y mística francesa, una de las pensadoras más singulares y radicales del siglo XX. Su vida estuvo marcada por una coherencia extrema entre pensamiento y acción: trabajó como obrera, participó en conflictos sociales y políticos, y llevó su reflexión ética hasta las últimas consecuencias personales. Weil abordó temas como la opresión, el trabajo, la justicia y la atención al otro desde una lucidez incómoda, ajena a dogmas y a cualquier forma de complacencia intelectual.

Es autora de Echar raíces, una de sus obras más influyentes, donde reflexiona sobre las necesidades fundamentales del ser humano y la relación entre individuo, comunidad y responsabilidad moral. El libro combina pensamiento político, filosofía y espiritualidad con una claridad implacable. Simone Weil no escribió para consolar, sino para exigir: pensar, para ella, era un acto moral. Su legado sigue interpelando por su profundidad, su rigor y su rara honestidad intelectual.
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