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Episode #172 - Transcript — Philosophize This!

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So in the year 1928, a young student by the name of Simone Weil applied to one of the most prestigious universities in the entire world… it was located IN France, known for its science and philosophy programs. The school was called the École Normale Supérieure… or at least that’s how we say it here in America, at our philosophy hoedowns that we have. Anyway if you were a kid and you wanted to be a famous philosopher when you grew up and for some reason you GOT INTO THIS school…you’d FIT right in with the people around you…I mean TONS of famous thinkers went there you got Jean Paul Sarte, Jacque Derrida, Michel Foucault, more names than ANYONE out there really cares to hear right now. Point is… it was a pretty competitive school to get into when Simone Weil applied and eventually got accepted. And WHEN she did…she was one of only ELEVEN people that were accepted in her class. OF those eleven people she was the only woman accepted. And upon completion of the certificate in general philos

Episode #172 - Transcript Jan 10 Written By Philosophize This! So in the year 1928, a young student by the name of Simone Weil applied to one of the most prestigious universities in the entire world… it was located IN France, known for its science and philosophy programs. The school was called the École Normale Supérieure… or at least that’s how we say it here in America, at our philosophy hoedowns that we have. Anyway if you were a kid and you wanted to be a famous philosopher when you grew up and for some reason you GOT INTO THIS school…you’d FIT right in with the people around you…I mean TO

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