"Pour une Morale de L?Ambiguite" (The Ethics of Ambiguity) in 4 vols Le Temps Modernes (1946 - 47)

DE BEAUVOIR, Simone [et al]

Edité par Temps Modernes, Paris, 1946

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An Existential MoralityDE BEAUVOIR, Simone [et al], "Pour une Morale de L?Ambiguite" (The Ethics of Ambiguity) in Le Temps Modernes, Paris, November & December 1946; January - February 1947. 4 vols Octavo.First Appearance in 4 volumes of Le Temps Modernes.In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, Simone de Beauvoir makes her major contribution to 20th century ethics. Artfully exploring the nuances and intricacies of freedom?s role in the world, she develops a concise yet thorough examination of what it means to be fully human while leading a moral life. Beauvoir simultaneously acknowledges and contends with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that existential freedom carries with it certain ethical responsibilities. Ultimately, she argues that in order to achieve true freedom, one must do battle against the oppression and mystification of those who would suppress it.Disappointed that Jean-Paul Sartre had failed to fulfill his promise (despite voluminous notes and attempts) to explore a specifically existential ethic in his Being and Nothingness (1943), Beauvoir finally took up the challenge of writing The Ethics of Ambiguity herself.Issues contain other essays by JP Sartre, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Richard Wright and others.CONDITION: Very good or better. 4 volumes in original publisher's wrappers, very well preserved, some signatures unopened.

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• Titre: "Pour une Morale de L?Ambiguite" (The Ethics of Ambiguity) in 4 vols Le Temps Modernes (1946 - 47)
• Éditeur: Temps Modernes, Paris
• Date de parution: 1946
• Reliure: Wraps
• Édition: first appearance.
• État de l'article: Very good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Philosophy & Religions