Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil At my previous post (about After Virtue ) I have concluded with the unnerving sensation of being lost - morality has been thoroughly undermined by MacIntyre's analysis and yet while I did find myself sympathetic or willing to give some credibility to the idea of Virtue Ethics I was still broadly left unconvinced by its totality, only conceding it could be useful in specific contexts. Thankfully, the very next book I've now finished, Gravity and Grace, brought to my attention an alternative path. Considering the modest length of this book, it has taken me quite a while to finish since its ideas are compiled rather densely. Also, additionally, the amount of ideas present is overwhelming and therefore I'll only mention here a couple I found of most interest. In regards to the ethical question raised prior, Weil has compiled a wholly different way of thinking about goodness compared with more secular philosophy - goodness as a manifestation o