Episode #22: An Encounter With Simone Weil

Director Julia Haslett makes a documentary that is part biopic, part self-reflection. How should we respond to human suffering? Do Simone Weil’s writings give us a road map for answering that question?

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 - Intro. Self-reflexive vs. biography
10:06 - Understanding vs. Acting On
18:10 - "I feel like there’s something you want me to say..."
20:48 - "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."
27:00 - Is "attention" the same as being a Christian "witness"?
31:45 - Global vs. local; not burning out.
34:22 - A philosophical dead end?
42:25 - I go to extremes...
49:30 - Concluding remarks.

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