Simone Weil once told a student, “What I cannot stand is compromise.” This unyielding stance underpinned the French philosopher’s life and work, which offered profound insights into a pressing issue ...

Julia Haslett’s Encounter with Simone Weil. I first “met” Simone Weil on the cover of Gravity and Grace. Above the title (which was in pencil-thin red letters), there was her name in heavy black, and ...