| Beauvoir and the Second Sex: Feminism, Race, and the Origins of Existentialism Contributor(s): Simons, Margaret a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742512460 ISBN-13: 9780742512467 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 98-37998 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (0.70 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |