Ideas from 'Reflections on Value' by Simone Weil [1941], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Late Philosophical Writings' by Weil,Simone [Notre Dame 2015,978-0-268-04150-2]].

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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All thought about values is philosophical, and thought about anything else is not philosophy

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent

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Philosophy aims to change the soul, not to accumulate knowledge

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Systems are not unique to each philosopher. The platonist tradition is old and continuous

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 1. Truth

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Truth is a value of thought

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / e. Means and ends

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Ends, unlike means, cannot be defined, which is why people tend to pursue means

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / a. Normativity

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Minds essentially and always strive towards value