Work
An activity is free when its agent can grasp the relation between gestures and results.
A situation to think through
A worker can ask why a procedure is imposed and how it affects the result.
Social philosophy · Attention · 1909–1943
Simone Weil
See those whom force crushes.
Paris · Marseille · London
Philosophy
Ideas that shift your perspective.
Attention
Attention suspends appropriation and receives what resists our expectations.
A situation to think through
Listening to a person in distress requires resisting ready-made answers.
Reconstruction
Freedom, truth and material nourishment are connected in a society to be rebuilt.
A situation to think through
A school connects material needs, freedom to learn and shared memory.
Pace
An imposed rhythm changes the body’s relation to time and attention.
A situation to think through
An assembly-line pace can prevent reflection on one’s own actions.