André Weil (left, in 1956) and Simone Weil (in 1922) were siblings who became prominent in mathematics and philosophy, respectively. Konrad Jacobs (right) and Anonymous (left) via Wikimedia Commons, ...
Simone Weil once told a student, “What I cannot stand is compromise.” This unyielding stance underpinned the French philosopher’s life and work, which offered profound insights into a pressing issue ...
Simone Weil, edited by Robert Chenavier and André A. Devaux, trans. from the French by Nicholas Elliot. Belknap, $37.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-674-29237-6 This inessential collection traces the personal ...