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The Rebel (book)
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The Rebel is a 1951 book-length essay by Albert Camus, which treats both the metaphysical and the historical development of rebellion and revolution in societies, especially Western Europe.
Cover of the first edition
Cover of the first edition
Simone Weil
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Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, political activist and labourer. Despite her short life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality and politics have remained widely influenti
The Rebel (book)
…most important book", according to John Foley, "although it is much maligned and frequently ignored". Fred Rosen has examined the influence of ideas of Simone Weil on Camus' thinking in The Rebel. According to him, Camus adopted her criticism of Marxism and her conception of the rebel as an artisan. George F Selfer…
Weil in 1943
Weil in 1943
Weil with her father
Weil with her father
Weil at age 13, during a family holiday to Belgium.
Weil at age 13, during a family holiday to Belgium.
Leon Trotsky, for whom Weil arranged a period of residence at her parents' apartment in Paris in December 1933. Weil was one of the rare few who appea
Leon Trotsky, for whom Weil arranged a period of residence at her parents' apartment in Paris in December 1933. Weil was one of the rare few who appeared to hold her own with the Red Army founder.