The Mathematician and the Mystic: André and Simone Weil
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The Mathematician and the Mystic: André and Simone Weil
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Re: The Mathematician and the Mystic: André and Simone Weil
#2A friend of mine is reading a a lot of Simone Weil, and quoting her ofen to me. She really seems like a kind of figure we don't have nearly enough of in our contemporary intellectual life.
Re: The Mathematician and the Mystic: André and Simone Weil
#3A friend of mine is reading a a lot of Simone Weil, and quoting her ofen to me. She really seems like a kind of figure we don't have nearly enough of in our contemporary intellectual life.
This quote of hers flashed in my mind, perhaps in response to your observation:
"To make room in the budget for the eternal is not in the spirit of the age."