The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir

Ambiguity, Conversion, Resistance

AvPenelope Deutscher

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

Del 91 i serien Ideas in Context

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Beskrivning

Studies of Simone de Beauvoir have mostly concentrated on her literature, her life, and her famous 1949 work, The Second Sex, and the continued emphasis has been on Beauvoir's views on gender. The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir places her theory of women's 'otherness' in the context of a number of contemporary theories on a similar subject. While gender takes its place among these, Professor Deutscher counterbalances its grip on our memory of Beauvoir's ideas by situating it in the context of our relationship to ageing, to generational difference, and to race and cultural difference. By differentiating the many aspects of 'otherness', Beauvoir revisited some of the concepts of reciprocity, ambiguity, and ethics for which she is best remembered.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-08-11
Mått:160 x 236 x 18 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ideas in Context
Antal sidor:222
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521885201

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Penelope Deutscher is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. Prior to this role, she taught in the department of Philosophy at the Australian National University, Professor Deutscher is a member of several distinguished associations, including the American Philosophical Association, the International Association of Philosophy and Literature, and the Society for Women in Philosophy.

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'… Deutscher elegantly unpicks some of the assumptions behind Beauvoir's work … The case which [she] argues here is both powerful and very subtle and she is able to bring together the various strands in Beauvoir's work in a way which is extremely helpful and illuminating. … little to fault … Penelope Deutscher has made a very considerable contribution to scholarship about Beauvoir.' Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Simone de Beauvoir's conversions; 1. Conversions of ambiguity; 2. American bad faith; 3. Conversions of repetition; 4. Conversions of alterity: race, sex, age; 5. Conversions of reciprocity; Conclusion.