Kate Lawson, PhD Philosophy
@katelawson.bsky.social
www.kathrynlawsonphilosophy.com
Faculty fellow at King’s, Halifax, Canada. Ethics and Continental philosophy, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt, Ecology, Social political thought, Indian philosophy, Yoga.
Faculty fellow at King’s, Halifax, Canada. Ethics and Continental philosophy, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt, Ecology, Social political thought, Indian philosophy, Yoga.
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The @CBCradio.bluesky.social Show and Podcast "Ideas" aired an episode on October 20 on Simone Weil featuring Scott Ritner and Kate Lawson of @WeilSociety.bluesky.social
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Listen here:
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This was such a fun experience with @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social . Listen to me and @podsekalnikov.bsky.social discuss Simone Weil, abolishing political parties, and the possibility of hope in dark times.
This was such a fun experience with @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social . Listen to me and @podsekalnikov.bsky.social discuss Simone Weil, abolishing political parties, and the possibility of hope in dark times.
The @CBCradio.bluesky.social Show and Podcast "Ideas" aired an episode on October 20 on Simone Weil featuring Scott Ritner and Kate Lawson of @WeilSociety.bluesky.social
Listen here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This was such a fun experience with @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social . Listen to me and @podsekalnikov.bsky.social discuss Simone Weil, abolishing political parties, and the possibility of hope in dark times.
This was such a great talk and fascinating discussion!
If you missed @cynthiarwallace.bsky.social Dr. Cynthia Wallace's insightful talk and the rich discussion with fellow AWS members at our reading group on "The Iliad, or, Poem of Force", please feel free to watch the video. This is a conversation you will want to hear!
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"The Iliad, Or, Poem of Force" with Dr. Cynthia Wallace
YouTube video by American Simone Weil Society
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November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This was such a great talk and fascinating discussion!
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In efforts to make the society more inclusive and available to a broader audience, this spring we will be adding an online option for our annual conference for those who would like to present but cannot be there in person. Please consider submitting your abstract. Deadline extended to December 15.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In efforts to make the society more inclusive and available to a broader audience, this spring we will be adding an online option for our annual conference for those who would like to present but cannot be there in person. Please consider submitting your abstract. Deadline extended to December 15.
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Here's the podcast link for those not in Canada (or in Canada too)!
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https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16176502-can-abolishing-political-parties-topple-fascism
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https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16176502-can-abolishing-political-parties-topple-fascism
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Here's the podcast link for those not in Canada (or in Canada too)!
open.spotify.com/episode/7xUah9…
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can���
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16176502-can-abolishing-political-parties-topple-fascism
open.spotify.com/episode/7xUah9…
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/can���
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16176502-can-abolishing-political-parties-topple-fascism
The paper back edition of my book #Ecological #Ethics and the #Philosophy of #SimoneWeil is coming out! For those who found the hard cover price prohibitive, please consider purchasing this edition and let me know your thoughts! www.routledge.com/Ecological-E...
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The paper back edition of my book #Ecological #Ethics and the #Philosophy of #SimoneWeil is coming out! For those who found the hard cover price prohibitive, please consider purchasing this edition and let me know your thoughts! www.routledge.com/Ecological-E...
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Call for Papers is extended to December 15! And we have an online presentation option for those who cannot attend in-person!
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Call for Papers is extended to December 15! And we have an online presentation option for those who cannot attend in-person!
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One week left to submit your abstract. A few reminders: 1) We encourage papers that align with the theme, but ALL Weil-related papers are welcome, 2) All voices, backgrounds, and disciplines within and beyond academia are welcome, and 3) ... 🧵
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2026 Colloquy at Texas A&M University — American Weil Society
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September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
One week left to submit your abstract. A few reminders: 1) We encourage papers that align with the theme, but ALL Weil-related papers are welcome, 2) All voices, backgrounds, and disciplines within and beyond academia are welcome, and 3) ... 🧵
simoneweilsociety.org/events/2026-...
simoneweilsociety.org/events/2026-...
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Our exciting line up includes: “Prospects: Are we Headed for the Proletarian Revolution?” with Cristina Basili, “The Iliad or Poem of Force” with Cynthia Wallace, “Forms of the Implicit Love of God” with Kate Lawson, and “On the Abolition of all Political Parties” with Scott Ritner.
August 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Our exciting line up includes: “Prospects: Are we Headed for the Proletarian Revolution?” with Cristina Basili, “The Iliad or Poem of Force” with Cynthia Wallace, “Forms of the Implicit Love of God” with Kate Lawson, and “On the Abolition of all Political Parties” with Scott Ritner.
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"But to destroy cities, either materially or morally, or to exclude human beings from a city, thrusting them down to the state of social outcasts, this is to sever every bond of poetry and love between human beings and the universe." - SW "Forms of the Implicit Love of God" #philosophy #politics
July 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"But to destroy cities, either materially or morally, or to exclude human beings from a city, thrusting them down to the state of social outcasts, this is to sever every bond of poetry and love between human beings and the universe." - SW "Forms of the Implicit Love of God" #philosophy #politics
The balance of teaching and research has been difficult to maintain this year. It’s wonderful to finally have the mental energy and time for new passion projects! #philosophy #phenomenology #EdithStein #summer
June 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The balance of teaching and research has been difficult to maintain this year. It’s wonderful to finally have the mental energy and time for new passion projects! #philosophy #phenomenology #EdithStein #summer
Call for Papers. Announcing the AWS 2026 Colloquy.
#callforpapers #philosophy #politics #exile #migration
#callforpapers #philosophy #politics #exile #migration
June 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
So excited to be a part of this incredible team!
As of yesterday, our new Board took over with Benjamin Palmer Davis (Texas A&M) serving as President, Inese Radzins (Cal State Stanislaus) as Vice President, and @katelawson.bsky.social (Kings University Halifax) as Webmaster.
June 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So excited to be a part of this incredible team!
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Weil colloquy at Marquette University in Milwaukee!
May 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Weil colloquy at Marquette University in Milwaukee!
I am really looking forward to the @weilsociety.bsky.social conference at Marquette University later this week! If you are interested in attending either in person or online, visit this link to register: simoneweilsociety.org/events/event...
2025 Colloquy at Marquette University — American Weil Society
The theme of this year’s colloquy – Simone Weil: Philosopher, Activist, and Mystic – represents central aspects of a person who oriented her philosophical exercise as an act of the intellectual spirit...
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April 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I am really looking forward to the @weilsociety.bsky.social conference at Marquette University later this week! If you are interested in attending either in person or online, visit this link to register: simoneweilsociety.org/events/event...
Thanks to the association for core texts for an incredible conference in Madison! I’m especially grateful for the kind reception of my paper on the philosophy of Hamlet, the discussions around expanding and diversifying canonical texts, and some good old fashioned thinking about Plato.
April 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Thanks to the association for core texts for an incredible conference in Madison! I’m especially grateful for the kind reception of my paper on the philosophy of Hamlet, the discussions around expanding and diversifying canonical texts, and some good old fashioned thinking about Plato.
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We have a new website! You can find information about how to join the American Weil Society; how to attend our annual Colloquy; and how to participate in member events like dissertation chapter workshops!
simoneweilsociety.org
Built by our Webmaster @katelawson.bsky.social! Thank you Kate!!!!!
simoneweilsociety.org
Built by our Webmaster @katelawson.bsky.social! Thank you Kate!!!!!
American Weil Society
simoneweilsociety.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We have a new website! You can find information about how to join the American Weil Society; how to attend our annual Colloquy; and how to participate in member events like dissertation chapter workshops!
simoneweilsociety.org
Built by our Webmaster @katelawson.bsky.social! Thank you Kate!!!!!
simoneweilsociety.org
Built by our Webmaster @katelawson.bsky.social! Thank you Kate!!!!!
In the most recent Newsletter of the American Weil Society, I wrote what I believe to be a minimal, yet important, few paragraphs about what I think our community should be doing and thinking about in the context of our contemporary moment. I hope you will have a chance to read.
-Scott
-Scott
March 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I had such a wonderful time talking about Weil with @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social Please join in on our conversation!
Friends: I am very happy to share with you all another exciting episode of The Young Idealist Series. In this episode Dr. Kathryn Lawson (King's University College, Halifax), discusses the life & philosophy of Simone Weil.
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#Weil @katelawson.bsky.social
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#Weil @katelawson.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I had such a wonderful time talking about Weil with @nieaufgehenderrest.bsky.social Please join in on our conversation!
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The Next Episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series On Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought will Feature Dr. Antonio Calcagno (King's University College at Western Uni.) to Discuss Edith Stein's Phenomenology. #Phenomenology #Stein #TheYoungIdealist #Calcagno (This December).
December 2, 2024 at 6:56 PM
The Next Episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series On Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought will Feature Dr. Antonio Calcagno (King's University College at Western Uni.) to Discuss Edith Stein's Phenomenology. #Phenomenology #Stein #TheYoungIdealist #Calcagno (This December).
So wonderful to read these reflections on my book from the incredible Dr. Cynthia Wallace! @cynthiarwallace.bsky.social Please read and follow her on substack!
Gift Economies of Reading
...and their wisdom for living
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February 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So wonderful to read these reflections on my book from the incredible Dr. Cynthia Wallace! @cynthiarwallace.bsky.social Please read and follow her on substack!
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The newest edition of Attention (attentionsw.org) has a series of amazing tributes to the late E. Jane Doering. Jane was the beating heart of our community and she is deeply missed.
Attention
Simone Weil
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February 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The newest edition of Attention (attentionsw.org) has a series of amazing tributes to the late E. Jane Doering. Jane was the beating heart of our community and she is deeply missed.
Next week I will be returning to King's University College to talk about the relevance of Weil and her concept of attention in our own age. I am looking forward to seeing friends, engaging with colleagues, and meeting new thinkers. Please consider coming if you’re in the London, Ontario area!
February 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Next week I will be returning to King's University College to talk about the relevance of Weil and her concept of attention in our own age. I am looking forward to seeing friends, engaging with colleagues, and meeting new thinkers. Please consider coming if you’re in the London, Ontario area!