The philosophical and religious ideas of Simone Weil bear on theory of history and historiography in ways not previously explored. They amount to a view of history as a consequence of the original creation, but they also generally exclude theodicy. By examining these ideas we see some of the ways in which to develop a theory history centered on a conception of moral understanding that is impartialist and universal. For Weil such understanding is both inside of and outside of history. This leads to an approach to human history that centers on the moral dilemmas and choices of historical actors and that matches the force of compassion with that of power. Under an approach inspired by Weil’s ideas, the historian’s work of understanding can be an experience of moral growth.

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西蒙妮·威尔的历史哲学

西蒙妮·威尔（Simone Weil）的哲学和宗教思想以历史和史学理论为基础，以前从未探索过。由于原始创作，它们相当于历史观，但通常也排除了神论。通过研究这些思想，我们看到了发展理论历史的一些方式，这些理论以公正和普遍的道德理解概念为中心。对魏尔来说，这种理解既在历史的内部又在历史的外部。这导致了一种人类历史方法，该方法以道德困境和历史参与者的选择为中心，并将同情力与权力相匹配。在魏尔的思想启发下，历史学家的理解工作可以成为道德成长的体验。