Simone Weil (1909-1943), a “genius” of the early 20th century, was a fellow student with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvior. A political activist, she taught philosophy, then worked for a year on an industrial assembly-line. She wrote brilliantly on an extraordinary range of topics. She fled the Nazi occupation of France, but died in London aged 34. This course will read and discuss a selection of Weil’s essays on history, politics, literature, religion, science and philosophy.
