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Existentialism, Feminism and Simone de Beauvoir
Joseph Mahon
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hardcover. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF3; HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 475.
Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels and philosophical essays of the 1940s she produced not just a recognizably existentialist ethics, but also a character ethics and an ethics for violence. These concerns, stemming from her own personal philosophical background, give a vital, contemporary resonance to her work. De Beauvoir's feminist classic The Second Sex reflects her earlier philosophical interests, and is considerably strengthened by this influence. This book defends her existentialist feminism against the many reproaches which have been ... Read more
Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels and philosophical essays of the 1940s she produced not just a recognizably existentialist ethics, but also a character ethics and an ethics for violence. These concerns, stemming from her own personal philosophical background, give a vital, contemporary resonance to her work. De Beauvoir's feminist classic The Second Sex reflects her earlier philosophical interests, and is considerably strengthened by this influence. This book defends her existentialist feminism against the many reproaches which have been ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312176068
SKU
V9780312176068
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