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French philosopher Simone Weil's best known work that promotes mindful living and instructs readers how they can once again feel rooted, in a cultural and spiritual sense, to their environment

In this, her most famous book, Weil reflects on the importance of religious and political social structures in the life of the individual.

In this, her most famous book, Weil reflects on the importance of religious and political social structures in the life of the individual.

Hailed by Andre Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Weil's short life was ample testimony to her beliefs. In 1942 she fled France along with her family, going firstly to America. She then moved back to London in order to work with de Gaulle. Published posthumously... Read Full Overview

" crite Londres durant l'hiver 1943, pendant l'exil de Simone Weil alors engag e dans la France Libre, cette oeuvre resta inachev e. La c l bre philosophe fut en effet emport e trop t t par la tuberculose, l' ge de 34 ans, le 24 ao t de cette m me ann e. La premi re dition... Read Full Overview

Hailed by Andre Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Weil's short life was ample testimony to her beliefs. In 1942 she fled France along with her family, going firstly to America. She then moved back to London in order to work with de Gaulle. Published posthumously... Read Full Overview

R SUM "L'Enracinement: Pr lude une d claration des devoirs envers l' tre humain" est une oeuvre philosophique majeure de Simone Weil, publi e titre posthume. Dans cet essai, Weil explore la notion d'enracinement, qu'elle consid re comme un besoin fondamental de l' me humaine,... Read Full Overview