Simone Weil on philosophy -- Essay on the concept of reading -- Some reflections on the concept of value: on Valøry's claim that philosophy is poetry -- Philosophy -- God in Plato -- Notes on the concept of character -- What is sacred in every human being? -- The first condition for the work of a free person (translated by Lawrence E. Schmidt) -- Literature and morals -- The responsibilities of literature -- At the price of an infinite error: the scientific image, ancient and modern.