Ideas from 'Human Personality' by Simone Weil [1943], by Theme Structure

[found in 'An Anthology' by Weil,Simone [Penguin 1986,978-0-141-18819-5]].

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth

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Genius and love of truth are always accompanied by great humility

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body

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What is sacred is not a person, but the whole physical human being

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought

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The mind is imprisoned and limited by language, restricting our awareness of wider thoughts

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 6. The Sublime

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Beauty is an attractive mystery, leaving nothing to be desired

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

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All we need are the unity of justice, truth and beauty

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / c. Life

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The sacred in every human is their expectation of good rather than evil

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love

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Everything which originates in love is beautiful

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / j. Evil

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Evil is transmitted by comforts and pleasures, but mostly by doing harm to people

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism

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It is not more money which the wretched members of society need

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

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The problem of the collective is not suppression of persons, but persons erasing themselves

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

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People absurdly claim an equal share of things which are essentially privileged

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

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Rights are asserted contentiously, and need the backing of force

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Giving centrality to rights stifles all impulses of charity

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice

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The spirit of justice needs the full attention of truth, and that attention is love

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Justice (concerning harm) is distinct from rights (concerning inequality)

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / d. Reform of offenders

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Punishment aims at the good for men who don't desire it

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The only thing in society worse than crime is repressive justice

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

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The only choice is between supernatural good, or evil