Philosophy as Passion The Thinking of Simone De Beauvoir [Paperback]

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

... Vintgess meticulous textual analysis, logical clarity, and sweeping originality guarantee her book its enduring value. Indispensable for students of Beauvoirs philosophy and existentialism, Vintgess 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. Womens Philosophy Review

The moral theory revealed offers ethical answers to some of todays 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 Beauvoirs 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 Beauvoirs unique notions added an ethical dimension to existentialist philosophy.

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. The Life of a Thinking Woman

3. The Second Sex and Philosophy

4. A Place For Love

5. Forms of Ethics

6. Ethics As Art of Living

7. Simone de Beauvoirs Art of Living

8. A Philosopher as Woman

9. A Woman As Philosopher

10. Philosophy as Passion

Notes

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Index

KAREN VINTGES is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. A founder and editor of the journal Krisis, she has published elc<