The remarkable French thinker Simone Weil counts as one of the leadingintellectual and spiritual figures of the twentieth century. She was alegendary essayist p... » 

The remarkable French thinker Simone Weil counts as one of the leadingintellectual and spiritual figures of the twentieth century. She was alegendary essayist political philosopher and member of the French resistancewhose literary output belied her tragically short life. Most of her work waspublished posthumously to widespread acclaim. Always concerned with the natureof individual freedom Weil explores in Oppression and Liberty its politicaland social implications. Analysing the causes of oppression its mechanisms andforms she questions revolutionary responses and presents a prophetic view of away forward. If as she noted elsewhere the future is made of the same stuffas the present then there will always be a need to continue to listen toSimone Weil. «