Beauvoir and the Second Sex - Feminism, Race, and the Origins of Existentialism

Informationen zum Autor By Margaret A. Simons Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Describing the origins of Beauvoir's existential philosophy! this text aims to show her contribution to 20th-century thought and her influence in laying the foundations of radical feminisim. The guide also addresses feminist issues of racism! motherhood and lesbian identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 In Memoriam (1986) Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 Beauvoir Interview (1979) Margaret A. Simons and Jessica Benjamin Chapter 4 2 Racism and Feminism: A Schism in the Sisterhood (1979) Chapter 5 3 Beauvoir and Sartre: The Question of Influence Chapter 6 4 Beauvoir Interview (1982) Chapter 7 5 The Silencing of Simone de Beauvior: Guess What's Missing from The Second Sex (1983) Chapter 8 6 Motherhood, Feminism, and Identity (1984) Chapter 9 7 Beauvior Interview (1985) Chapter 10 8 Sexism and the Philosophical Canon: On Reading Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1990) Chapter 11 9 Lesbian Connections: Beauvoir and Feminism (1991) Chapter 12 10 The Second Sex and the Roots of Radical Feminisim (1995) Chapter 13 11 Richard Wright, Simone de Beauvoir, and The Second Sex (1997) Chapter 14 12 Beauvoir's Early Philosophy: The 1927 Diary (1998) Chapter 15 References Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Author...

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• Authors: Margaret Simons, Margaret A Simons, Margaret A. Simons, Simons Margaret A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2001
• EAN: 9780742512467
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1246-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Ethnic Studies, 20th Century, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Phenomenology & Existentialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General