Simone Weil: Philosopher, Factory Worker, Rebel and Mystic

ALL1442-HC     First 6 Weeks     Thursdays 10:30-11:50     Start Date 11-Sep
Grossman 115        Limit 20
ALL142-HZ     First 6 Weeks     Thursdays 10:30-11:50     Start Date 11-Sep
Zoom         Limit 8

Albert Camus believed that Simone Weil was “the only great spirit of our times.” This young Jewish-French woman was an original thinker steeped in the Greek and Christian traditions. The text for the course is The Subversive Simon Weil: A Life in Five Ideas by Robert Zaretsky. The five ideas are: 1.The affliction in our world,  2. Paying attention to both suffering and beauty, 3. Resisting injustice, 4. Finding roots, and 5. The good, the bad and the Godly. This is a discussion course based on our readings. Please read Chapter 1 for the first class.

Coordinator: David Mulligan   

Dave Mulligan has been teaching at ALL for over 11 years.  His background includes being a missionary in Bolivia, Commissioner of MA Dept of Public Health, and a Professor at Stonehill College.

Here’s Dave telling us about his course “Albert Camus: Storyteller and a Conscience for our Humanity.”