Simone Weil's 'Waiting for God' / Thoughts on Affliction

Abstract: This 6 page paper examines the book, "Waiting for God" by Simone Weil by addressing the philosophical implications of affliction. The meaning of affliction is absence. The existence of a thing predetermines the absence of the same. There are three major areas where the nature of affliction is exhibited: The realm of the spiritual, physical (biological affliction and social affliction. Bibliography lists 1 source

Filename: Sweil.wps

Pages: 6

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Catagory: Philosophy Of Religion, God'S Existence & Freewill

Subcatagory: Philosophy

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