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Philosophy As Passion: The Thinking of Simone De Beauvoir - Couverture souple

Vintges, Karen

 
9780253210708: Philosophy As Passion: The Thinking of Simone De Beauvoir
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0253210704 ISBN 13 : 9780253210708
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 1996

Synopsis

"Accessible, attractively written (and very well translated), Vintges's study is a convincing defence of de Beauvoir against some of the more common criticisms." --Radical Philosophy

" . . . Vintges's meticulous textual analysis, logical clarity, and sweeping originality guarantee her book its enduring value. Indispensable for students of Beauvoir's philosophy and existentialism, Vintges's book will prove valuable as well in courses on ethics, postmodernism, and feminist theory." --Ethics

". . . a highly informative book." --Teaching Philosophy

" . . . important . . . well worth reading." --Library Journal

". . . clearly written, comprehensive . . . will prove valuable as well in courses on ethics, postmodernism, and feminist theory." --Ethics

"The book is essential reading for those interested in Beauvoir and in existentialism generally." --Women's Philosophy Review

"The moral theory revealed offers ethical answers to some of today's most difficult issues." --AAUW Outlook

Philosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir's independent, original ethics and philosophy, drawing on the moral-philosophical treatises of the 1940s and '50s, The Second Sex, The Mandarins, and her autobiographical works. Vintges shows that Beauvoir's unique notions added an ethical dimension to existentialist philosophy.

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À propos de l'auteur

KAREN VINTGES is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. A founder and editor of the journal Krisis, she has published essays on Beauvoir, Foucault, and theories of ideology, pornography, and feminism.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253210704
ISBN 13 
9780253210708
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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