Simone Weil on Suffering and Evil

The College of St. Scholastica’s School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium this March features faculty member Dr. Megan Fritts. An enduring philosophical question is the “problem of evil”: if God exists, why is there evil in the world? In this talk, Megan Fritts will present the ideas of Simone Weil, who argued for two counterintuitive theses: that suffering is “to be loved,” and that evil is an illusion.

The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session. This free event will take place in the Library North Reading Room at The College of St. Scholastica.