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23765 | The soul is the intrinsic value of a human [Weil] |
Full Idea: The soul is the human being considered as having a value in itself. | |
From: Simone Weil (Gravity and Grace (9 extracts) [1943], p.294) | |
A reaction: [from 'Gravity and Grace'] A rather modern view, treating the soul as an abstraction, rather than as an entity. |