Simone Weil: Attention, the Agent of Love with Eric O. Springsted

Update: 2016-07-30

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Eric O. Springsted spends some time with Contemplify to explore the life and attention of Simone Weil. The French philosopher, mystic and activist dared to imagine an authentic life based on the attention and practice of love for all of humanity. Weil came into her own through a contemplative stance hard-won through affliction and openness. Springsted has spent his entire career drawing from the deep well of wisdom that is Simone Weil. In our conversation we focus on what Simone Weil might say about the current education system, her freedom of thought, how poetry transformed Weil's life and Springsted's own story of connecting to Weil's work. Pay close attention to all that is at hand, make Weil proud.

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Simone Weil: Attention, the Agent of Love with Eric O. Springsted

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Simone Weil: Attention, the Agent of Love with Eric O. Springsted