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  1. Aug 17, 2004 · Simone de Beauvoir. First published Tue Aug 17, 2004; substantive revision Wed Jan 11, 2023. Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) was a philosopher, novelist, feminist, public intellectual and activist, and one of the major figures in existentialism in post-war France.

  2. In this chapter, we’ll be delving into the intriguing intersection of existentialism, feminism, and ethics through the philosophies of Simone de Beauvoir, a pioneering figure in 20th-century feminist thought.

  3. Simone de Beauvoir is appealing to a voluntaristic account of gender. If genders are in some sense chosen, then what do we make of gender as a received cultural construction?

  4. by Simone de Beauvoir (1949) Introduction Woman as Other. FOR a long time I have hesitated to write a book on woman. The subject is irritating, especially to women; and it is not new. Enough ink has been spilled in quarrelling over feminism, and perhaps we should say no more about it.

  5. Simone’s Existentialist Ethics. Anja Steinbauer on Simone de Beauvoir’s Ethics of Ambiguity. “My life is my work,” Simone de Beauvoir once said. Spoken like a true Existentialist: to her, life and thought were inextricably linked; we are what we do.

  6. Apr 22, 2022 · Simone de Beauvoir is a philosopher best know for writing her groundbreaking novel, “The Second Sex.” It is a critical account of the role of woman in society, and frequently cited in the world...

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  8. Jun 28, 1999 · Simone de Beauvoir’s provocative declaration, “He is the Subject, he is the Absoluteshe is the Other”, signals the central importance of the self for feminism. To be the Other is to be a non-subject, a non-agent—in short, a mere thing.