by Simone Weil · Apostolado da Oração · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789723902532
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«À porta do farol faz escuro» is the philosophical and spiritual essay by Simone Weil, published in paperback by Apostolado da Oração (in Portuguese).
Simone Weil, passionate about the absolute, here traverses philosophy and mysticism from Homer and Plato to Kant, with Greek tragedy and Eastern and Western mystics, such as Eckhart and John of the Cross. She attends to the Book of Job and the Gospels, and accepts the mysteries of Christianity as an adherence of love.
Portuguese translation by Manuel Simões. Edition of 110 pages, originally published in 1991.
For those seeking a reading that combines philosophical reflection and spirituality, with an interest in the mystical traditions of East and West.
Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic and political activist. Despite her short life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality and politics have remained widely influential in contemporary philosophy.
