tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662860.post427421583730654251..comments2023-04-02T09:49:12.204-04:00Comments on Problems of Life: Good Advice from Simone WeilMatthew Pianaltohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16380038537888895216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662860.post-10330168343491285252011-01-02T20:51:45.307-05:002011-01-02T20:51:45.307-05:00What prompted you to read Weil? Her severity and ...What prompted you to read Weil? Her severity and corresponding aphoristic concision enchanted me upon first contact in the first philosophy class I took, and this reminds me that I've long meant to return to her.<br><br>By the way, if you should have the time and interest to reading <a href="http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=7950504&jid=THI&volumeId=10&issueId=27&aid=7950503&bodyId&membershipNumber&societyETOCSession&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1477175610000436" rel="nofollow">this succinct case for antinatalism</a>, which touches on issues related to McMahon's Stone piece ("Predators"), I'd be curious to know what you make of it.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10546265581296919974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662860.post-2647652177504309392011-01-02T21:38:11.349-05:002011-01-02T21:38:11.349-05:00Raimond Gaita and Cora Diamond (and others) mentio...Raimond Gaita and Cora Diamond (and others) mention Weil here and there in their work, and so she's been on the to-read list for awhile.<br><br>I skimmed parts of that essay; will have to look closer later. (I probably have some things to say about the "happiness" stuff.)Matthew Pianaltohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16380038537888895216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20662860.post-55050640334442897162011-01-02T23:06:42.709-05:002011-01-02T23:06:42.709-05:00Yeah, the happiness stuff was the first thing that...Yeah, the happiness stuff was the first thing that struck Mike as a weak point, though I tend to think that entire section is a rather dispensable accessory to the essay. I'd like to use it for a Colloquium discussion, since it raises deep questions, but fear advertising it might be alienating.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10546265581296919974noreply@blogger.com