“There are certain words that hold, within them, when used correctly, a virtue that illuminates and elevates towards the good.” The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the 20th century. In this work, she writes, with sincerity and moral clarity, about the distortion of language by the powerful, the obligations of individuals to one another, and the needs - for order, equality, freedom, and truth - that make us human.
One of twenty new titles in the Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection presents a diverse list of thinkers who have contributed to shaping our world today, from anarchists to Stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
- Pages: 128
- Dimensions: 10.9x10.9cm
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- Author
- Simone Weil
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Subtitle
- Penguin Great Ideas
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780241472903
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- Soft
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- Philosophical Movement/School
- Stoicism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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