Abstract
The French philosopher Simone Weil (1909-1943) sought to understand the status of work in human life, as well as the forms of worker oppression in its time. She proposed a re-signification of work, aiming at freedom and human dignity. Although the work is a theme frequently mentioned in the articles dedicated to this thinker, few of them emphasize the feasibility of its proposal at the present time. In this sense, this article aims to articulate the Weil’s thought to three theorists of the 21th century. We analyze the proposals of the psychology of the work expressed by Yves Clot and Christophe Dejours. We also analyze the phenomenological model proposed by Hubert Dreyfus to understand how skills are developed and how they express themselves in the expert’s body. We will thus establish possible dialogues with Weil’s thought, based on the central concepts present in his proposal of education of the worker, seeking to transpose these concepts into our reality.
Keywords
Simone Weil; work; education; body