#108 - The Philosophy of Simone Weil: Sister Ann Astell on Loving Attention, Interfaith Dialogue, Vatican 2, and Christian Mysticism

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When we are the victims of illusion, we do not feel it to be an illusion but a reality. It is the same perhaps with evil. Evil when we are in its power is not felt as evil but as a necessity, or even a duty…. Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.

-Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace, 1947

Presented by Sr. Ann Astell at the University of Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.

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Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3vuOiFYKc

Publication Date - August 25th, 2014

Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture - https://www.youtube.com/@ndethics

Simone Weil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Weil