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...
Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sart...
An analysis and defence of Simone de Beauvoir's existentialist feminism which examines the existentialist ethics, character ethics and ethics for violence produced in her novels and philosophical essays of the 1940s.
An analysis and defence of Simone de Beauvoir's existentialist feminism which examines the existentialist ethics, character ethics and ethics for viol...
