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Accessibility & LanguageNews “Simone Weil in an Age of Inattention”
“Simone Weil in an Age of Inattention”
Oct
10
2025
Posted: 21:34 IST
Discipline of Philosophy Speakers Series presents
“Simone Weil in an Age of Inattention” (online presentation) by
Prof. Kate Lawson (University of King’s College, Halifax (Canada)
Time: Thursday 18th September 2025 @ 1-2:30 pm (Lunch will be provided)
Location: THB G011
Abstract: Our current age has aptly been labelled a “grind culture,” which demands a continual reliance on our technology and necessitates that people carry cell phones, check computers, and remain available to both work and social obligations through all hours of the day and night. This constant surface-level attention serves to distract from the deeper spiritual and ethical possibilities of attention suggested by 20th century Parisian philosopher Simone Weil. This talk will examine the concept of Weilian attention and how it leads to Weil’s distinct process of decreation, then onto ethics, and political action.
