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Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
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Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
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This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone
de Beauvoir's philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been
recognized as the twentieth century's leading feminist writer, but
the full extent of her significance as a philosopher is just coming
into focus. This study examines the history of Beauvoir's
development into one of the most original and influential thinkers
of her era.
The Fullbrooks begin with an account of Beauvoir's formation as a
philosopher. They then explore her early writing on philosophical
method and the ways this shaped her fiction. The book traces the
development of Beauvoir's central theories of embodied
consciousness and intersubjectivity, and examines her concepts of
the "individual" and the "social other." An analysis of Beauvoir's
ethics of liberation leads to philosophical readings of her great
works of applied ethics, The Second Sex and Old Age. Finally,
Beauvoir's contribution to continuing debates about consciousness,
the body, the self and the other is reassessed.
The publication of this introduction to Beauvoir's philosophy is an
important contribution to the current renaissance of Beauvoir
studies. Clear, accessible and lively, this book is essential
reading not only for students of Beauvoir but for anyone interested
in the submerged record of women's impact on philosophy.
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