philosophy

I went to a women's philosophy meeting this morning with Sarah. We discussed Simone Weil, her piece "The Needs of the Soul" in particular. It was so great!

Philosophy is such an interesting subject, I love critiquing philosophies especially and also evaluating them in the context of the time and place they were established and comparing philosophers to one another.

I intend to read more of Simone Weil, she was a Christian philosopher in France in the 1940s during which time that postmodern philosophy was in vogue in the cafes. Her philosophy is very distinct from those of her era and they are also unique as Christian philosophies because there is such an affirmation of the physical nature of life, which is often diminished by most Christians.

Anyway I wish I had a women's philosophy group to meet with! Not to criticize my own gender, because there are some very thoughtful intellectual females, but it seems like so many women in American culture are more familiar with the philosophy makeup line than with the academic subject. Of course I exclude my brilliant friends from that previous statement, and if any of you want to create such a group you know who to talk to.