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Philosophical Writings

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This volume aims at nothing less than the transformation of Simone de Beauvoir's place in the philosophical canon. Despite growing interest her philosophy, Beauvoir remains widely misunderstood and is typically portrayed as a mere philosophical follower of her companion, Jean-Paul Sartre. In Philosophical Writings, Beauvoir herself shows that nothing could be further from the truth. One factor contributing to misunderstanding has been the lack of English translations of much of Beauvoir's philosophical work, or worse--its mistranslation in heavily condensed, popular editions. Philosophical Writings addresses this source of misunderstanding by providing complete, scholarly editions of Beauvoir's philosophical texts covering the first twenty-three years of her work, including some only recently discovered. Ranging from metaphysical literature to essays on existentialist ethics, Philosophical Writings brings together diverse elements of Beauvoir's work while highlighting continuities in the development of her thought. Each of the translations features detailed notes and a scholarly introduction explaining its larger significance. Philosophical Writings is a major contribution to the renaissance of interest in her work, and to a philosophical curriculum in which women remain underrepresented.
Analysis of Claude Bernard's Introduction to the study of experimental medicine1924; Two unpublished chapters from She came to stay 1935-37; Pyrrhus and Cineas 1944; A review of Phenomenology of Perception by Merleau-Ponty 1945; Moral idealisme and political realism 1945; Existentialism and popular wisdom 1945; Jean-Paul Sartre 1945; An eye for an eye 1946; Literature and metaphysics 1946; Introduction to an ethics of ambiguity 1946; An existentialist looks at Americans 1947; What is existentialism? 1947
''This work is a treasure.'' Claudia Card, Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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