{"id":1278,"date":"2025-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2025-01-20T01:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T00:44:23","slug":"audiobook-4-responsibility-in-the-need-for-roots-by-simon-weil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/editionsdupleix.com\/en\/2025\/01\/27\/audiobook-4-responsibility-in-the-need-for-roots-by-simon-weil\/","title":{"rendered":"(Audiobook) 4. \u00ab\u00a0Responsibility\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) 4. 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