Simone Weil

This seminar will focus on Weil and Religion, and will be led by Dr Simone Kotva (University of Cambridge/University of Oslo) who will present a paper entitled: ‘Rethinking agency in a more-than-human world with Simone Weil’.

As per André Gide’s identification of Weil as the ‘patron saint of all outsiders’, Weil stood, and still stands in contrast to the predominant trends in philosophy, political theory, and theology. Her thought provides a productive, innovative, and interdisciplinary lens from which to approach and address the 21st century’s most pressing problems as they relate to the three key disciplines of politics, philosophy, and theology. This conference aims to explore Weil’s work in relation to these concerns.

This seminar will focus on Weil and politics. Professor Phillip Goodchild will lead athe day with a paper on ‘Weil on Politics’, to be held in person at Manchester Metropolitan University. In addition to this Prof. Goodchild will deliver a lecture entitled ‘Weil’s Dialectics’ that will be streamed online via zoom (link and details in the attached programme).

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We are pleased to host the Reverend Dr. Rowan Williams for our public lecture on the life and work of Simone Weil. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, poet, and theologian, Dr. Williams has long engaged with the figure of Simone Weil, and he will give an introduction to her work and life through the lens of mysticism and non-violence.

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