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December 16, 2024

Two Secular Jewish Philosophers Who Found God, and What They Shared

Franz Rosenzweig and Simone Weil confronted the entirety of existence.

Franz Rosenzweig (1886–1929) and Simone Weil (1909–1943) were Jews who earned places of prominence in the history of European thought. As Francis Nataf observes, both underwent “dramatic religious experiences” that led them to forsake secularism—Rosenzweig for Jewish tradition and Weil for the Catholic church. For both, the decision involved a great deal of ambivalence:

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December 16, 2024

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