Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God

Book • 1950

In 'Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God,' Simone Weil argues that academic pursuits can serve as a spiritual practice by cultivating attention, a quality essential for prayer and communion with God. She emphasizes that the effort to study, rather than the outcome, is transformative and spiritually enriching.

This essay is part of her broader philosophical work on spirituality and education.

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as a thinker who influenced his views on attention and morality.

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The power of attention in a world of distraction

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Mike Rapici

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Barry Falk

when discussing attention and its role in the “right way” of doing things.

Simone Weil - Attention

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Barry Falk

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Mike Rapici

while discussing her essay "Reflections on the Right Use of School Studies with a View to the Love of God" and its relevance to attention and learning.

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