{"product_id":"simone-weil-an-introduction-to-her-thought-9781498200851","title":"Simone Weil: An Introduction to Her Thought","description":"Albert Camus called her \"the only great spirit of our time.\" She was one of the most prominent French political thinkers of this century. She was a brilliant social activist, a vigilant and critical Marxist. Her religious and philosophical writings are remarkable in their originality. And yet Simone Weil died without ever writing a complete book and without ever formulating a major intellectual testament. In this study of her life and thought, John Hellman synthesizes insights drawn from her varied, fragmentary writings-notebooks, essays, and letters-into a single, highly original view of the world. This fascinating book reinforces the belief that Simone Weil remains one of the most imaginative and out-of-the-ordinary forces in twentieth-century political thought and social activism. \"Simone Weil was a mischievous, often playful individual, with a good sense of humour and that special sense of irony . . . She brought fresh and astute solutions to a host of spiritual problems; she thought about history, politics and modern scientific culture in a new and stimulating way.\" --from the Foreword John Hellman is Professor of History at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He specializes in European Intellectual and Modern French History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498200851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"John Hellman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654448771228,"sku":"9781498200851","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0fa80689-96d3-42c9-8dd0-d95ab23b24bc.jpg?v=1603883401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/simone-weil-an-introduction-to-her-thought-9781498200851","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}