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Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings (2015)
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Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings
by Simone Weil
⇥ Action on oneself and action on others consist in transforming meanings. A man, a head of state, declares war, and new meanings rise up all round forty million people. The general's art is to lead enemy soldiers into reading flight in appearances and in such a way that the idea of holding fast loses all substance, all effectiveness. He can do it, for example, by stratagems, by surprises, by using new weapons. War, politics, eloquence, art, teaching, all action on others essentially consists in changing what they read.🏁
Submitted by semi - 06/02/2026
Book Philosophy 5.69 Ranked
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Simone Weil: Late Philosophical Writings
by Simone Weil
⇥ Action on oneself and action on others consist in transforming meanings. A man, a head of state, declares war, and new meanings rise up all round forty million people. The general's art is to lead enemy soldiers into reading flight in appearances and in such a way that the idea of holding fast loses all substance, all effectiveness. He can do it, for example, by stratagems, by surprises, by using new weapons. War, politics, eloquence, art, teaching, all action on others essentially consists in changing what they read.🏁
Submitted by semi - 06/02/2026
Book Philosophy 5.69 Ranked