
David Levy
Teaching Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyPhilosophers of religionChristian humanistsJewish philosophersWriters from ParisFrench political philosophers20th-century French philosophersCritics of work and the work ethicChristian radicalsFrench philosophers of scienceMarxist theoristsFrench women philosophersÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniWomen mysticsFrench socialistsFrench feministsLycée Henri-IV alumniFrench communists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsFrench Resistance members20th-century French women writersTuberculosis deaths in EnglandAnti-Stalinist leftConverts to Christianity from JudaismPlatonistsDominican mysticsCritics of MarxismChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocates
Simone Weil
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil. Admired by Albert Camus and Iris Murdoch, she achieved a great deal in her short life.
15 November 2012
Also featuring: Beatrice Han-Pile, Stephen Plant
PhilosophyLycée Henri-IV alumniChristian humanistsFrench communistsFrench philosophers of scienceÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniFrench feminists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisAnti-Stalinist leftConverts to Christianity from JudaismMarxist theoristsCritics of work and the work ethicFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsPlatonistsFrench political philosophersFrench women philosophersFrench Resistance membersChristian radicalsDominican mysticsJewish philosophers20th-century French philosophersPhilosophers of religion20th-century French women writersTuberculosis deaths in EnglandWriters from ParisWomen mysticsFrench socialistsCritics of MarxismChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocates