Weil, Truth and Life: Simone Weil and Ancient Pedagogy As a Way of Life
dc.contributor.advisor | Sweetman, Robert | en_GB |
dc.contributor.author | Mols, Yvana | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-08T17:53:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-08T17:53:49Z | |
dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | en_GB |
dc.date.issued | 2007-07 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10756/288657 | |
dc.description.abstract | Contemporary philosophers, wary of the vaulted metaphysical systems proposed by Enlightenment thinkers, have explored alternative avenues of doing philosophy. Unfortunately, these "new" philosophical systems often neglect their roots in ancient philosophical practice. The purpose of this thesis is to textually ascertain the ancient concept of philosophy as a way of life in the contemporary philosophical work of Simone Weil. This connection is demonstrated in two distinct yet related ways. The practical pedagogy demonstrated through biographical work and student lecture notes provide a distinct vision of her life's bent toward practical philosophy. In addition, her Notebooks, read in light of Pierre Hadot's interpretation of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, demonstrate the pervasiveness of this way of life in her personal textual engagement. In Weil, therefore, we find an important contemporary instance of continuing and reinterpreting the ancient philosophical practice where she finds her philosophical origin. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Institute for Christian Studies | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/002/MR43123.PDF | en_GB |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | |
dc.subject | Weil, Simone, 1909-1943 | en_GB |
dc.subject | Platonists | en_GB |
dc.subject | Christianity | en_GB |
dc.subject.lcsh | Platonists--France--History--20th century | en_GB |
dc.subject.lcsh | Christianity--Philosophy--History--20th century | en_GB |
dc.title | Weil, Truth and Life: Simone Weil and Ancient Pedagogy As a Way of Life | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.contributor.department | Institute for Christian Studies | en_GB |
dc.type.degreetitle | Master of Arts (Philosophy) | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | This Work has been made available by the authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws of Canada without the written authority from the copyright owner. | en_GB |
html.description.abstract | Contemporary philosophers, wary of the vaulted metaphysical systems proposed by Enlightenment thinkers, have explored alternative avenues of doing philosophy. Unfortunately, these "new" philosophical systems often neglect their roots in ancient philosophical practice. The purpose of this thesis is to textually ascertain the ancient concept of philosophy as a way of life in the contemporary philosophical work of Simone Weil. This connection is demonstrated in two distinct yet related ways. The practical pedagogy demonstrated through biographical work and student lecture notes provide a distinct vision of her life's bent toward practical philosophy. In addition, her Notebooks, read in light of Pierre Hadot's interpretation of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, demonstrate the pervasiveness of this way of life in her personal textual engagement. In Weil, therefore, we find an important contemporary instance of continuing and reinterpreting the ancient philosophical practice where she finds her philosophical origin. |
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