SIMONE WEIL'S VIEWS ON VALUES

• Authors: Wojtas T.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This paper is the reconstruction of Simone Weil's views on values and possibilities of their recognition. Those views can be summarized by a conviction that a discursive language is not able to express values because they escape from any definitions. What we consider as values are aspects (or social illusions or imitations) of the highest Good - Reality - God. Therefore the recognition of values needs reconstructing of a personality, throwing away social mental constructions and individual openness for Reality. Simone Weil identifies philosophy with mysticism, and theory of values - with reconstruction of personality, emotionality and life practice. As a consequence the recognition of values is not a theory but a personal relation with the highest Good.

Keywords

EN

MYSTICISM; SIMONE WEIL; VALUES

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Edukacja Filozoficzna
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 44
• Pages: 157-169
• Document type: REVIEW

Contributors

author

Wojtas T.

• T. Wojtas, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie, pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA03306824