Simone de Beauvoir published a number of philosophical essays and novels before writing The Second Sex. The most important of these was The Ethics of Ambiguity, in which she argues that one’s freedom is always intertwined with that of others. The Bonds of Freedom examines de Beauvoir’s ideas on ethics, demonstrating her importance in contemporary philosophy.
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Kristana Arp is chair of the philosophy department of Long Island University and a founding member of the New York Society for Women in Philosophy. She has published in many journals, including Philosophy Today, International Studies in Philosophy and the APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Feminism.
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This is a very clear, compact, and thorough analysis of de Beauvoir's often-neglected contribution to existentialist thought and to ethics. Although the primary audience appears to be academic, the writing is accessible to the non-specialist. The organization of the book istransparent throughout, and it does not assume close familiarity with de Beauvoir's life and writings. For those, like me, interested in feminist thought, ethics, existentialism, and the legacy of de Beauvoir's thought, this is a reader-friendly guide to one of her most importantand least understood contributions, still very relevant today. The author does a commendable and quite untechnical job of discussing the sources of de Beauvoir's thought, and the uniqueness of her contribution. This is by no means an uncritical analysis, but engagingly appreciative of de Beauvoir's accomplishments. Among the many books about de Beauvoir's philosophy, this stands out as a brief, clear, well-documented analysis which cites original sources in a manner helpful to the reader, whatever one's familiarity with those sources. This is a carefully argued and well-constructed book, which rewards the reader with broad insights as well as detailed examination. The contemporary relevance of the issues are never far from de Beauvoir's mind, nor from the author's. Kristana Arp's book is insightful, accessible, and deserves a wide reading.
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Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most famous female intellectuals of the twentieth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ontological freedom, existentialist ethics, pour oeil, own moral freedom, sagesse des nations, authentic morality, existentialist ontology, concrete freedom, ethical subjectivism, situated subject, est une humanisme, human ambiguity, willing others, oppressed person Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Ethics of Ambiguity, The Second Sex, All Men Are Mortal, Underground Man, Ethics of Political Liberation, Force of Circumstance, Les Bouches, Les Temps, David Detmer, Beauvoirs Ethics, Eva Lundgren-Gothlin, Jean-Paul Sartre, World War, Hegel's Master, Slave Dialectic, Sonia Kruks, Thomas Anderson, United States New!
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Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most famous female intellectuals of the twentieth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ontological freedom, existentialist ethics, pour oeil, own moral freedom, sagesse des nations, authentic morality, existentialist ontology, concrete freedom, ethical subjectivism, situated subject, est une humanisme, human ambiguity, willing others, oppressed person Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Ethics of Ambiguity, The Second Sex, All Men Are Mortal, Underground Man, Ethics of Political Liberation, Force of Circumstance, Les Bouches, Les Temps, David Detmer, Beauvoirs Ethics, Eva Lundgren-Gothlin, Jean-Paul Sartre, World War, Hegel's Master, Slave Dialectic, Sonia Kruks, Thomas Anderson, United States New!
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- The Ethics Of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir on 84 pages
- Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre on 39 pages
- Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir on 35 pages
- The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir on 35 pages
- The Blood of Others (Pantheon Modern Writers) by Simone De Beauvoir on 18 pages
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