Les lundis de l'UTL : Conférence : Simone Weil, l'altissime

by François L'Yvonnet is a philosopher and editor. He published "Simone Weil, l'altissime." Simone Weil is a beacon of modern thought. Hence the term "altissime": that which is very high, very noble. Her philosophical intelligence is all the more precious to us because it does not only unfold in a world of abstractions, where pure ideas reign. Witness to a detestable era, she wanted to think it through. To do this, she knew how to become an activist, a worker, and a soldier, because she knew that truth is revealed through contact with reality.

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