Ep. 225: Simone Weil on War and Oppression (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Ep. 225: Simone Weil on War and Oppression (Part Two)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 01:02:27
• Published: 2019-09-16 15:23

Continuing on Simone Weil's essays "The Iliad, or the Poem of Force" (1939) and "Analysis of Oppression" (1934) with guest Corey Mohler.

We talk about the self-contradictions of power, why oppression and war are so intractable, and her positive solution (what there is of it here). Weil cuts through our left-right political dichotomy in a way that might interest you. Plus, why the Iliad is so great.

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