Abstract
In this article we intend to approach the thought of two French philosophers through two concepts: (1) annihilation (anientissement), found in the Le mirouer des simples ames of Marguerite Porete (†1310), (2) and decreation (décréation), which appears in the Pensateur et grace of Simone Weil (1909-1943). We will also refer to Weil’s La connaisance surnaturelle, composed of the Cahiers d’Amérique and Notes ècrites à Londres, where she refers to Marguerite Porete’s book. First we present the mysticism of Marguerite Porete, focusing on the concept of annihilation. Next we discuss the mysticism of Simone Weil through the concept of decreation. We then draw some parallels to show the similarity between the mysticism of the two thinkers, and discuss Weil as a reader of Le mirouer des simples ames.
Keywords:
Marguerite Porete; Annihilation; Simone Weil; Decreation; Mysticism