The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Society & Culture:Philosophy
Sean Illing speaks with history professor Robert Zaretsky about Simone Weil, a 20th-century French writer and activist who dedicated her life to a radical philosophy of love and attention. They discuss how she inspired her contemporaries — like Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir — and how her revolutionary ideas have remained relevant and important.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Robert Zaretsky, history professor, The University of Houston
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