Philosophy Talk Starters

599: Simone Weil


Listen Later

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/simone-weil.
French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil was also an activist whose goal was to elevate the lower classes. But she was opposed to the kind of revolution where the oppressed overthrow their oppressors. So, how did she think we could achieve peace and justice? Is it enough to pay the right kind of attention to each other's suffering? And how does this connect to her conversion to a mystical form of Christianity? Josh and Ray attend to the life and thought with Rebecca Rozelle-Stone from the University of North Dakota, author of "Simone Weil: A Very Short Introduction."
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Philosophy Talk StartersBy Philosophy Talk Starters

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

54 ratings


More shows like Philosophy Talk Starters

View all
Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,133 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,389 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,946 Listeners

Philosophy Bites by Edmonds and Warburton

Philosophy Bites

1,532 Listeners

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast by Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

2,093 Listeners

In Our Time: History by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time: History

1,900 Listeners

Philosophize This! by Stephen West

Philosophize This!

15,087 Listeners

Making Sense with Sam Harris by Sam Harris

Making Sense with Sam Harris

26,462 Listeners

Conversations with Tyler by Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Conversations with Tyler

2,395 Listeners

The Quanta Podcast by Quanta Magazine

The Quanta Podcast

499 Listeners

Philosophy For Our Times by IAI

Philosophy For Our Times

304 Listeners

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas by Sean Carroll | Wondery

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

4,139 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,034 Listeners

Overthink by Ellie Anderson, Ph.D. and David Peña-Guzmán, Ph.D.

Overthink

417 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,205 Listeners