"The Subversive Simone Weil": Robert Zaretsky in conversation with Lottie Moore

[@mariadraghici6043]

She took the war on herself in a time of war ___ the particularity of Weil's pacifism. She is one of the first who switched from the negative to the affirmative paradigm of being.

[@michaeldillon3113]

This reminds me that I should pay my respects to Simone's resting place which is at Ashford - not far from me .

[@PiceaSitchensis]

Wonderful talk!

[@joedlafferty]

Very interesting overview and, for me, introduction to this important thinker. Great interview & subscribed.

[@cathygontar8063]

Her anti-colonialism and pacifism are so important. It is moral leadership, ideals that must be upheld. Such a rare figure and so needed. I just question Zaretsky somewhat mixed presentation. I just do not see the point of what reviewer Jacqueline Rose called his 'epithets'---just does not work for me. He obviously has deep understanding but did he have to call her a lunatic?

[@alexanderkidd7351]

Personally, I find it fascinating how much other people tend to feel uncomfortable reading Weil. I honestly find her perspective refreshing, even hopeful at times, although certainly uncompromising in its aims. I will also add that I don't think she is as unrealistic as some consider her to be in her thought. She as much acknowledges the inherent difficulties with implementing the types of solutions she proposes in The Need for Roots. If I have one critique for this video, it is the characterization of Weil as being biased toward the ethics of responsibility as opposed to the ethics of conviction (as described by Weber). This seemingly lumps her in with the other french humanist philosophers of her time. Rather than being critical of convictions in general, she is opposed to the kinds of false convictions people can have. Her discussions of idolatry and "purifying one's notion of God" resonate strongly with this. I would strongly vouch for the interpretation that Weil acknowledges both of the ethics of responsibility and the ethics of conviction in her work, from a Christian viewpoint. I don't mean for what I put above to sound arrogant. I am honestly just someone who likes to read in their spare time. I enjoyed this discussion overall. Thanks!

[@CastleClique]

subscribed!

[@HoratioTalbot771_a]

She starved herself because she was angry that the free French wouldn't let her parachute into occupied French Territory , It really seems like she was throwing a tantrum and killed herself like a very spoiled brat .

[@thomasmurphy9429]

Lol nothing says ‘spoiled’ like devoting your entire life to multiple moral causes

[@HoratioTalbot771_a]

@@thomasmurphy9429 She really did not devote herself to those " Moral causes " . Her position was an Act for the most part . First she realized that she couldn't teach the working class peasants to read and right and then she realized that even if the worker over threw the government that would not be able to run the government because they could not read or write. She repeatedly tried to get the workers to do things they didn't want to do and they fight her tooth and nail . She was very stubborn and she tried to force unwilling participants ( the workers) to do things they passionately did not want to do and had no interest in doing . She hated judaism because her parents were so arrogant about it and she hated the bourgeoise because they didn't give a damn about the working classes and who can blame her for hating this bourgeoise SNOBS .

[@HoratioTalbot771_a]

Simone Weil was a poser for the most part. She hated her bourgeoise parents and their snobbishness . This made her passionately side with the working classes whom she felt sorry for . Her whole family hated the working classes and would spit on them and this really really bothered her .

[@womankisserjermaluvr]

?? how does that point make her a poser. she vehemently opposed the opinions and lives of her family, so she lived differently from them. being dissatisfied with/disgusted by your roots does not make you a poser lmao

[@ricardocima]

Yes, sure, posers kill themselves following their false posture. MAKES SENSE. Oh dear...

[@jpan7071]

I think you’re the POSER. We all are. Simone was the real deal. She lived life that way. And she was literally willing to die for her beliefs.