Simone Weil: la natura come modello di obbedienza a Dio

Weil's conception of nature undergoes significant evolution over the years, reflecting the varied perspectives she adopts as a philosopher. Initially, her view is imbued with a sense of estrangement and the separation of human beings from the natural realm—a legacy of the Cartesian and Kantian philosophical tradition imparted by Alain. In the aftermath of her experience as a factory worker, her understanding of the Subject/Nature relationship grows more intricate. Labor, in her view, emerges as the force that compels the subject to transcend self-imposed confines and the abstract imaginary, confronting the external reality and the necessity that underpins it. Later, in her theological reflections on the triadic relationship between God, humankind, and nature, Weil once again reconfigures her outlook on the world. She discards the modern, self-centred subjectivity that, in the Baconian formulation, seeks to dominate nature by obeying its laws. Instead, she adopts a divine perspective: behind necessity lies order, and behind order lies God. From this standpoint, she discerns the harmonious order of the whole, the beauty of nature, and its perfect justice—a justice that imposes limits upon all entities. Her conception of nature is thus almost inverted compared to her earlier views. In her embrace of amor fati, her assent to the laws of nature, and her love for God's creation, Weil ultimately attains a profound transcendence of self-referential modern subjectivism.