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Simone Weil
The present book reflects on the life, work, and legacy of an exceptional and enigmatic woman: the philosopher and French Jewish mystic Simone Weil. It constitutes a testimony so unique that it is impossible to ignore. In a Europe where authoritarian regimes were dominant and heading, in a sinister manner, toward World War II, this woman of fragile health but indomitable spirit denounced the contradictions of the capitalist system, the brutality of Nazism, and the paradox of bourgeois thought. At the same time, her spiritual journey was one of zeal and sorrow--that of a true mystic--but her radical intransigence and passion for freedom kept her from actually approaching the institutional chu...
Simone Weil
This book offers an accessible introduction to Simone Weil, one of the most original and intriguing Christian thinkers of the twentieth century. A French philosopher, activist, and mystic, she repeatedly sought to enter into the world of the workers and the poor. Though her mystical experiences brought her to the threshold of the Church, she chose not to enter. Yet many consider her one of the most significant religious witnesses of our time. Stephen Plant explores her life and the paradoxes of her work from a sympathetic, but not uncritical perspective. Her value lies not simply in the content of her thought but, as she would say, in the amount of illumination thrown upon the things of this world.
Go Green - Ein Relevanter Faktor Für Den Unternehmenserfolg?
Das Thema Umweltschutz hat in den vergangenen Jahren stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Politik, Gesellschaft und Verbraucher fordern von Unternehmen ökologisches Handeln. Schlagworte wie Go Green und Ökologie finden sich zunehmend in Werbung und Medien. Deshalb geht dieses Buch der Frage nach, ob und inwieweit Ökologie bereits ein relevanter Faktor für den Unternehmenserfolg darstellt bzw. in naher Zukunft darstellen wird. Die Auswirkungen verschiedener Einflussfaktoren auf den Unternehmenserfolg werden in Abhängigkeit von Umweltschutz analysiert. Durch ökologisches Handeln kann sich ein Unternehmen einen Wettbewerbsvorteil erarbeiten. Deshalb werden neben der Analyse Handlungsoptionen für...
Simone Strasser
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Simone Weil
"Simone Weil was one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century: a philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist and political activist. This anthology spans the wide range of her thought, and includes an extract from her best-known work 'The Need for Roots', exploring the ways in which modern society fails the human soul; her thoughts on the misuse of language by those in power; and the essay 'Human Personality', a late, beautiful reflection on the rights and responsibilities of every individual. All are marked by the unique combination of literary eloquence and moral acuity that characterized Weil's ideas and inspired a generation of thinkers and writers both in and outside her native France." --From publisher description.
The Relevance of the Radical: Simone Weil 100 Years Later
In the early 1940s, Simone Weil (1909-1943) wrote that "the glossy surface" of her civilization hid "a real intellectual decadence." There is also good reason to think that the 21st century has ushered in new extremes of intellectual and aesthetic impoverishment. 2009 will mark the centennial of the birth of this late French activist, philosopher, and mystic, and her life and words are arguably more urgent now than ever before. While Weil's ideas are impossible to separate from her praxis, the first section of the book will analyze the "radical orientation" suggested in her writings. Contributors in this section will address the relevance of her religious ideas, the "irrelevant," the posture...
The Mural Painters of Tuscany
Chiefly a picture book dealing with mural works by 38 Tuscan painters, from just before 1300 to 1525.
Simone Weil
The present book reflects on the life, work, and legacy of an exceptional and enigmatic woman: the philosopher and French Jewish mystic Simone Weil. It constitutes a testimony so unique that it is impossible to ignore. In a Europe where authoritarian regimes were dominant and heading, in a sinister manner, toward World War II, this woman of fragile health but indomitable spirit denounced the contradictions of the capitalist system, the brutality of Nazism, and the paradox of bourgeois thought. At the same time, her spiritual journey was one of zeal and sorrow--that of a true mystic--but her radical intransigence and passion for freedom kept her from actually approaching the institutional chu...
Gravity and Grace
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