Description
Book Synopsisaeo This is a very accessible introduction to one of the key figures in contemporary feminist thought. aeo The approach to Simone de Beauvoir is distinctive because it examines her work as a philosopher -- this book is the first full--length assessment of Simone de Beauvoira s philosophy.
Trade Review"This book is a clearly-written and tightly-organized addition to the growing scholarly interest in Simone de Beauvoir's philosophy. Kate and Edward Fullbrook provide an overview of Beauvoir's philosophical sources and an outline of her original starting point in ethics. Highlighting Beauvoir's emphasis on embodiment and intersubjectivity, they argue strongly for Beauvoir's place in current, popular ethical discussions."
Eleanore Holveck, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
"This is certainly a book that needed to be written and the authors make an excellent job of it. The book can be highly recommended." Dr Elizabeth Fallaize, St. John's College, Oxford
"A good working introduction to de Beauvoir's thought." Times Literary Supplement
"A concise and unified picture of Beauvoir as philosopher." Women's Philosophy Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction.
1. The Education of a Philosopher.
2. Writing for her Life.
3. Literature and Philosophy.
4. Narrative Selves.
5. Embodiment and Intersubjectivity.
6. The Ethics of Liberation.
7. Applied Ethics I: The Second Sex.
8. Applied Ethics II: Les Belles Images, The Woman Destroyed, and Old Age.
Notes.
Glossary.
The Works of Simone de Beauvoir.
Index.
