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Simone Weil was a French philosopher, political activist, and social critic.
* She was born in Paris in 1909 and died in Ashford, England in 1943.
* Weil was a brilliant student and graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in 1931.
* She taught philosophy at lycées in Le Puy and Bourges.
* Weil was a committed socialist and anarchist and opposed the rise of fascism in Europe.
* In 1936, she volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side.
* After the war, Weil returned to France and worked as a factory worker and farm laborer.
* She was deeply concerned with the plight of the working class and the poor.
* Weil died in 1943 at the age of 34 from tuberculosis.
Weil was a complex and controversial figure, but she is widely considered to be one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Her work has been influential in a wide range of fields, including philosophy, politics, social justice, and spirituality.
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