Simone Weil (1909-1943), a profound, original and influential thinker in the 20th century, was a political writer and activist, and a formidable philosopher. Her best-known writings appeared in English in The Need for Roots (1952), Waiting on God (1951) and Oppression and Liberty (1958). Albert Camus saw her as "the only great spirit of our times".

D.K. Levy is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Marina Barabas, having taught philosophy in London and Boston, is now a Fellow of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Introduction D. K. Levy Notes on the Translation D. K. Levy and Marina Barabas Part 1: Here below Introduction to Part 1 D. K. Levy 1. Study for a declaration of obligations to the human being 2. Concerning syndicalism "Single, Apolitical, Mandatory" 3. Let's not start the Trojan War again 4. Legitimacy of the provisional government 5. What does the Occitanian inspiration consist in 6. Prelude to a declaration of duties toward the human being 7. Is there a Marxist doctrine? 8. Reflections on quantum theory 9. Morality and literature 10. Essay on the concept of reading 11. Some reflexions on the concept of value 12. This war is a war of religions 13. Are we fighting for justice? 14. Is the human person sacred? Part 2: Mediation Introduction to Part 2 D. K. Levy 15. Precondition of non-servile work 16. Reflections on the good use of school studies with a view to the love of God 17. Sketch of the "Commentary on Pythagorean texts" 18. Concerning the Pythagorean Doctrine Part 3: Beyond the sky Introduction to Part 3 D. K. Levy 19. Theory of Sacraments 20. Forms of the implicit love of God i. Love of one's neighbour ii. Love of the order of the world iii. Love of religious practices iv. Friendship v. Implicit love and explicit love 21. God's love and affliction. Index