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Beauvoir and The Second Sex
Feminism, Race, and the Origins of Existentialism
44,99 € |
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Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 07.02.2001 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9780742571273 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 288 |
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In a compelling chronicle of her search to understand Beauvoir's philosophy in The Second Sex, Margaret A. Simons offers a unique perspective on BeauvoirOs wide-ranging contribution to twentieth-century thought. She details the discovery of the origins of Beauvoir's existential philosophy in her handwritten diary from 1927; uncovers evidence of the sexist exclusion of Beauvoir from the philosophical canon; reveals evidence that the African-American writer Richard Wright provided Beauvoir with the theoretical model of oppression that she used in The Second Sex; shows the influence of The Second Sex in transforming Sartre's philosophy and in laying the theoretical foundations of radical feminism; and addresses feminist issues of racism, motherhood, and lesbian identity. Simons also draws on her experience as a WomenOs Liberation organizer as she witnessed how women used The Second Sex in defining the foundations of radical feminism. Bringing together her work as both activist and scholar, Simons offers a highly original contribution to the renaissance of Beauvoir scholarship.
In a compelling chronicle of her search to understand Beauvoir's philosophy in The Second Sex, Margaret A. Simons offers a unique perspective on Beauvoir's wide-ranging contribution to twentieth-century thought. She details the discovery of the origins of Beauvoir's existential philosophy in her hand-written diary from 1927; uncovers evidence of the sexist exclusion of Beauvoir from the philosophical canon; reveals evidence that the African-American writer Richard Wright provided Beauvoir with the theoretical model of oppression that she used in The Second Sex; shows the influence of The Second Sex in transforming Sartre's philosophy and in laying the theoretical foundations of radical feminism; and addresses feminist issues of racism, motherhood, and lesbian identity.
<br>Chapter 1 In Memoriam (1986)
<br>Chapter 2 Preface
<br>Chapter 3 1 Beauvoir Interview (1979) Margaret A. Simons and Jessica Benjamin
<br>Chapter 4 2 Racism and Feminism: A Schism in the Sisterhood (1979)
<br>Chapter 5 3 Beauvoir and Sartre: The Question of Influence
<br>Chapter 6 4 Beauvoir Interview (1982)
<br>Chapter 7 5 The Silencing of Simone de Beauvior: Guess What's Missing from The Second Sex (1983)
<br>Chapter 8 6 Motherhood, Feminism, and Identity (1984)
<br>Chapter 9 7 Beauvior Interview (1985)
<br>Chapter 10 8 Sexism and the Philosophical Canon: On Reading Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1990)
<br>Chapter 11 9 Lesbian Connections: Beauvoir and Feminism (1991)
<br>Chapter 12 10 The Second Sex and the Roots of Radical Feminisim (1995)
<br>Chapter 13 11 Richard Wright, Simone de Beauvoir, and The Second Sex (1997)
<br>Chapter 14 12 Beauvoir's Early Philosophy: The 1927 Diary (1998)
<br>Chapter 15 References
<br>Chapter 16 Index
<br>Chapter 17 About the Author
<br>Chapter 2 Preface
<br>Chapter 3 1 Beauvoir Interview (1979) Margaret A. Simons and Jessica Benjamin
<br>Chapter 4 2 Racism and Feminism: A Schism in the Sisterhood (1979)
<br>Chapter 5 3 Beauvoir and Sartre: The Question of Influence
<br>Chapter 6 4 Beauvoir Interview (1982)
<br>Chapter 7 5 The Silencing of Simone de Beauvior: Guess What's Missing from The Second Sex (1983)
<br>Chapter 8 6 Motherhood, Feminism, and Identity (1984)
<br>Chapter 9 7 Beauvior Interview (1985)
<br>Chapter 10 8 Sexism and the Philosophical Canon: On Reading Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1990)
<br>Chapter 11 9 Lesbian Connections: Beauvoir and Feminism (1991)
<br>Chapter 12 10 The Second Sex and the Roots of Radical Feminisim (1995)
<br>Chapter 13 11 Richard Wright, Simone de Beauvoir, and The Second Sex (1997)
<br>Chapter 14 12 Beauvoir's Early Philosophy: The 1927 Diary (1998)
<br>Chapter 15 References
<br>Chapter 16 Index
<br>Chapter 17 About the Author
The author of numerous articles on Beauvoir, feminism, and philosophy, Margaret A. Simons is co-editor (with Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir) of a forthcoming series of English translations of all Beauvoir's philosophically significant texts. She teaches in the Department of Philosophical Studies at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.