{"id":1276,"date":"2025-01-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2025-01-26T06:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T05:05:53","slug":"audiobook-3-obedience-in-the-need-for-roots-by-simon-weil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/en\/2025\/01\/26\/audiobook-3-obedience-in-the-need-for-roots-by-simon-weil\/","title":{"rendered":"(Audiobook) 3. \u00ab\u00a0Obedience\u00a0\u00bb in The Need for Roots by Simon Weil."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"(Audiobook) 3. Obedience #SimoneWeil #TheNeedForRoots #frenchphilosophy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zc2jx5QQ2no?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 Editions Dupleix, 2024. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>Obedience<\/em>, the author makes a compelling case for obedience as a fundamental need of the human soul, one rooted not in servility but in a conscious, voluntary commitment. Obedience, they argue, manifests in two forms: adherence to established rules and submission to human leaders. Crucially, true obedience arises from consent, freely given and anchored in shared purpose, rather than fear of punishment or hope for reward. 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