Simone de Beauvoir

This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoira s philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth centurya 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 Beauvoira s development into one of the most original and influential thinkers of her era. The Fullbrooks begin with an account of Beauvoira 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 Beauvoira s central theories of embodied consciousness and intersubjectivity, and examines her concepts of the "individual" and the "social other". An analysis of Beauvoira s ethics of liberation leads to philosophical readings of her great works of applied ethics, The Second Sex and Old Age. Finally, Beauvoira s contribution to continuing debates about consciousness, the body, the self and the other is reassessed. The publication of this introduction to Beauvoira 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 womena s impact on philosophy.

ISBN 0745612032   Pages 192 ISBN13 9780745612034 (What's this?)   Volumes 001 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 278 Imprint Polity Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Series title Key Contemporary Thinkers Publication date 18 Dec 1997   Height (mm) 231 Library of Congress B2430.B344   Width (mm) 165 DEWEY 843.912   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate

Introduction. 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.

"This book is a clearly--written and tightly--organized addition to the growing scholarly interest in Simone de Beauvoira s philosophy. Kate and Edward Fullbrook provide an overview of Beauvoira s philosophical sources and an outline of her original starting point in ethics. Highlighting Beauvoira s emphasis on embodiment and intersubjectivity, they argue strongly for Beauvoira 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. Johna s College, Oxford "A good working introduction to de Beauvoira s thought." Times Literary Supplement "A concise and unified picture of Beauvoir as philosopher." Womena s Philosophy Review

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