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Simone Weil's work is fascinating and enlightening, certainly worth exploring if you've never been exposed to it before.

That said, if you're looking for concrete political understanding, probably don't read the work of a French mystic who starved herself to death.

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> That said, if you're looking for concrete political understanding, probably don't read the work of a French mystic who starved herself to death.

That's like saying 'probably don't concern yourself with Godel's mathematics because he was mentally ill and starved himself to death'. Such a stupid reason to look down on someone's work for.

Well, "mystic" and "concrete political understanding" don't coexist very comfortably. "Starved herself to death" may still be irrelevant, though...

Not really, there is nothing about being labeled a 'mystic' that means the person is less politically informed. The Catholic Popes are arguably in the same bucket but were and are some of the most politically informed and influential people on the planet. Simone Weil was very politically active and quite well informed.

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