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Simone De Beauvoir

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Simone de Beauvoir (pronounced [simɔn də boˈvwaʀ] in French) (January 9, 1908April 14, 1986) was a French author and philosopher. She wrote novels, monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues, essays, biographies, and an autobiography. She is now best known for her metaphysical novels, including She Came to Stay and The Mandarins, and for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism.

Birth: January 9th, 1908 in Paris, France
Death: April 14th 1986 in Paris, France aged 78
School/tradition: Existentialism, Feminism
Main interests: Politics, Feminism, Ethics
Notable ideas: ethics of ambiguity, feminist ethics, existential feminism

 

 

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