Power of Words

'There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good'

The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with honesty and moral clarity, about the manipulation of language by the powerful, the obligations of individuals to one another and the needs - for order, equality, liberty and truth - that make us human.

One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

„Exista anumite cuvinte care poseda, in sine, atunci cand sunt folosite in mod corespunzator, o virtute care lumineaza si ridica spre bine” Filosoful si activistul Simone Weil a fost unul dintre cei mai curajosi ganditori ai secolului XX. Aici scrie, cu onestitate si claritate morala, despre manipularea limbajului de catre cei puternici, obligatiile indivizilor unul fata de celalalt si nevoile - de ordine, egalitate, libertate si adevar - care ne fac oameni. Una dintre cele douazeci de carti noi din cel mai bine vandut serial Penguin Great Ideas.