Need Roots Prelude Declaration Duties by Simone Weil (55 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Weil, Simone. The need for roots : prelude to a declaration of duties towards mankind / translated by Arthur Wills ; with a preface by T. S. Eliot. Abingdon: Routledge, 2002 (this copy post-2007). Routledge Classics Series. Paperback, near fine. Previous price label to reverse. Binding strong and tight. xvi, 298pp. + publisher advertisements. Contents clean and bright. The Need for Roots was first published in French in 1949, titled L'Enracinement. The first English translation was published in 1952. Like all of Weil's books, it was published posthumously. The work diagnoses the causes of the social, cultural and spiritual malaise which Weil saw as afflicting 20th century civilisation, particularly Europe but also the rest of the world. 'Uprootedness' is defined as a near universal condition resulting from the destruction of ties with the past and the dissolution of community. Weil specifies the requirements that must be met so that peoples can once again feel rooted, in a cultural and spiritual sense, to their environment and to both the past and to expectations for the future. The book discusses the political, cultural and spiritual currents that ought to be nurtured so that people have access to sources of energy which will help them lead fulfilling, joyful and morally good lives. A leading theme is the need to recognise the spiritual nature of work. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd imp with ammendments. Hbk, 288 p. Three neat ex college library stamps with no other library markings, one annotation on ffep o/w a very clean copy in good condiiton. Dust wrapper torn at head and tail of spine o/w good condition. [Philosophy, French 20th century - Social ethics - Social psychology - Security (Psychology)] f1715 / m15642.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.06.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 298 pages. Translated by Arthur Wills, with a preface by T.S. Eliot. Near Fine in thick French fold wrappers. Binding is tight. A clean bright copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in very good condition; light age toning to pastedowns, no marking or ownership marks. DJ in very good condition with light edge wear, a few tiny chips, now in protective mylar cover. First American edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Second printing, 1960. Some creasing to the edges of the cover. Sunning to the spine. Pages are clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is solid. BP/Philosophy.

8Vo Softcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Ptg. 302pp. Text is clean on uncreased pages; written notes/marks in first chapter. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear; light foxing on inner covers, faint edge patina.

Green Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. First English Edition. 288 Pp. First English Language Translation Of Her Book Which Was First Published In France In 1949. Gallup B66 For The Eliot Preface. Camus Reportedly Considered Her To Be The Most Important 20Th Century Writer. Book Is Clean, Unmarked, No Names, No Fraying, Light Rubbing At Corners. Dj Is Especially Clean And Bright, Unfaded, Price Clipped At Bottom Of Front Flap, With A 1/4" Deep X 1/2" Long Chip At Bottom Of Front Bottom Spine Fold, A 1/8' V-Chip At Bottom Of Rear Spine Fold, And A 1/8" Deep X 1/4" Long Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Fold.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Preface by T.S. Eliot. Translated by Arthur Wills. 302pp. Pictorial wrappers. Rubbing and small creases on wraps, lightly sunned spine, very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardover without dust jacket, in good condition. Boards are marked, scuffed and sunned. Edges, corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Label remnant on front pastedown. Pencil marginalia noted. Pages are otherwise clear and binding is sound. LW. Used.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Softcover, in Good condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, paper is tanning with age, some edge wear at the corners, straight spine, good binding, unmarked pages, a nice reading copy,

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second impression 1952, Text in English. 288 pp. Small tear on the back board near the spine; scuffed dust jacket edges; small piece missing on the edge of the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, 1952. First edition, second impression. Hardcover. 288pp. First English translation by A. F. Willis, first French edition published in 1949 as L'Enracinement. Preface by T. S. Eliot. Original pale blue cloth with marron title block to spine, decorative burgundy jacket with some wear, a few tears to corners and edges, 4cm loss to the bottom left, previous owners address in pen to front end-paper, small bookseller sticker of Charles Wilson, Liverpool to pastedown, foxing to text block but internally clean. Jacket in protective cover. A very good copy. 'The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest' The Need For Roots is Simone Weil's radical spiritual, political and poetic vision, diagnosing the causes of societal disillusion afflicting the 20th century. In 1943, the final year of her life, Weil worked in London for the Free French government in exile. There she was commissioned to outline a 'plan for the renewal of Europe' after the devastation of Nazism, this book was the result. 'Concern for the symbol has completely disappeared from our science. And yet, if one were to give oneself the trouble, one could easily find, in certain parts at least of contemporary mathematics. symbols as clear, as beautiful, and as full of spiritual meaning as that of the circle and mediation. From modern thought to ancient wisdom the path would be short and direct, if one cared to take it.'.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Minor wear on all corners.

LATER EDITION. Half title + TP + half title + [9]-249 + [251]-[256] + half title + [259] = Table + [260] = Printer's information, Octavo. Later [23rd] Edition.Weil's most influential work, L'enracinement (The Need for Roots) diagnoses the causes of the social, cultural, and spiritual malaise that she saw afflicting the citizens of 20th century Europe. Here, she proposes the need to be rooted not to spaces or ideas, but to temporality and history: a past, a present, and a future. Without leaning into empty teleologies, Weil draws on the significance of a hopeful orientation toward a better future, a future that can only be realized insofar as its roots in the past are sufficiently nourished and realized. Far from endorsing a conservative attachment to nationalism, the fetishization of the family, or the romancing of ties to pastoral land and community, Weil maintains her unconventional spiritual approach and her leftist leanings.Her abstract sentimentality does not last for long, though, as she addresses significant political, cultural, and spiritual threats to her community in France and the broader workers' movements across the globe. Offering an analysis of this malaise which deviates from the traditional, Marxist assessment of their economic and political positions, Weil presents a more emotionally sensitive perspective based on her experiences working with these communities.Moreover, she offers a way in which this present malaise can be transformed into a better future without resorting to violent resolutions. Despite having fought in the Spanish Civil War, Weil was a committed pacifist, and this book demonstrates her genius in providing an alternative to violent revolution. Exploring behavioral changes that emphasize duty, structure, responsibility, and obligation as the ways in which roots to the community and to humanity itself are nourished and fostered, Weil examines the capacity for immediate change that each individual can harness. Original publisher's ivory wraps with green lettering to both covers and the spine. There is a very small chip to the top of the spine. Typical of books printed on such poor quality paper, the text is lightly browned throughout. Overall, a lovely copy of this strident presentation of Weil's thought. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Preface by T.S. Eliot. Translated by Arthur Wills. 302pp. Owner name on front fly. Tiniest bit of offsetting on pastedown endpapers, and trifle worn at the spine base, very near fine in a modestly toned, very good dust jacket with stains on the cover, and scuffing on the rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing of this scarce publication. Translated by Arthur Wills, with a Preface by T. S. Eliot, book has a small dent on the rear cover a tiny edge-dent on the fore-edge of the front cover, and a tiny area of edge-wear to the cloth at bottom spine, also moderate tanning to the blank end-papers, the binding is clean and tight, the red titles are bright and the contents are fine, the jacket has edge-wear at the corners and spine-ends, two small edge-chips at the bottom of the front panel, mild tanning shows on the white-colored rear panel, the reverse side of the jacket is soiled but protected by our professional (removable) mylar cover, the original price (4.00) is present.

LATER (23rd ) EDITION. Half title + TP + half title + [9]-249 + half title + [253] = Table + [255] = Printer's information, Octavo. Later Edition.Weil's most influential work, L'enracinement (The Need for Roots) diagnoses the causes of the social, cultural, and spiritual malaise thatshe saw afflicting the citizens of 20th century Europe. Weil insists that individuals need to be culturally and spiritually rooted to their past, present, and future if they are ever to lead fulfilling, joyful, and morally rich lives. The book also discusses the political, cultural and spiritual currents that must be nurtured so that people can access the sources of energy needed to maintain their "rootedness" and avoid destroying their ties to the past and the sense of community which is so essential to a satisfying and fulfilledlife. Having analyzed the problem and outlined a broad solution, Weil then offers specific suggestions for the proper way to rebuild France after the war, calling for a greater emphasis on the religious, political and social structures that would enhance the lives of individuals. Sheargued strongly for the centrality of a sense of duty towards community, arguing that it is not enough for us to declare empty support for various human rights, we need to follow through with the obligations those rights entail - rather than just continuing along the time-worn path of self-righteousness and rootlessness. Weil's warnings about the state of the modern world and the ways in which human beings could try to resolve these issues, continue to resonate even today. Original publisher's ivory wraps with green lettering to both covers and the spine. There is a very small chip to the top of the spine. Typical of books printed on such poor quality paper, the text is lightly browned throughout. Overall, a lovely copy of this strident presentation of Weil's thought. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.