Was Simone Weil a Jew?
Publication Type |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication |
2001 |
Author |
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Journal |
Partisan Review |
Volume |
68 |
Number |
4 |
Pages |
631-641 |
Language |
English |
Publish Dates |
Fall |
Keywords |
antisemitism |
Annotation |
This article looks at Simone Weil’s relationship to Judaism, particularly the charge that she herself, although Jewish, was anti-Semitic. The author discusses the various arguments for Weil’s anti-Semitism in relation to her theological and philosophical views on the ‘collective’ element in religion. Michael Wyschogrod’s and Sylvie Courtine-Denamy’s discussions of Simone Weil in relation to Edith Stein are touched upon and briefly analyzed. The article concludes with a brief look at other scholars who also struggled with some of the problems that arise in the reading of ‘difficult texts’ so troubling to Weil. |