The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir

by Penelope Deutscher

Studies of Simone de Beauvoir have mostly concentrated on her literature, her life, and her famous 1949 work, The Second Sex, and the continued emphasis has been on Beauvoir's views on gender. The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir places her theory of women's 'otherness' in the context of a number of contemporary theories on a similar subject. While gender takes its place among these, Professor Deutscher counterbalances its grip on our memory of Beauvoir's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521885205
• ISBN13: 9780521885201
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"