Full Idea
The soul is the human being considered as having a value in itself.
Gist of Idea
The soul is the intrinsic value of a human
Source
Simone Weil (Gravity and Grace (9 extracts) [1943], p.294)
Book Reference
Weil,Simone: 'An Anthology' [Penguin 1986], p.294
A Reaction
[from 'Gravity and Grace'] A rather modern view, treating the soul as an abstraction, rather than as an entity.