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Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (UK: / d ə ˈ b oʊ v w ɑːr /, US: / d ə b oʊ ˈ v w ɑːr /; French: [simɔn də bovwaʁ] ⓘ; 9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist.
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- The Second Sex
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Aug 17, 2004 · Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) was a philosopher, novelist, feminist, public intellectual and activist, and one of the major figures in existentialism in post-war France.
Apr 10, 2024 · Simone de Beauvoir was a significant philosopher of existentialism and a pioneering figure of contemporary philosophical feminism. Her The Second Sex (1949) remains a landmark accomplishment in feminist theory.
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- Where was Simone de Beauvoir educated?Simone de Beauvoir attended the Institut Adeline-Désir, a Roman Catholic school for girls, among other private institutions. She began studying phi...
- What did Simone de Beauvoir do for a living?Simone de Beauvoir taught at various lycées for most of the period of 1931–43. She thereafter earned her living through writing.
- What did Simone de Beauvoir write?Simone de Beauvoir wrote works of philosophy, novels, memoirs, essays, short stories, and journal articles. Her best-known work is The Second Sex (...
Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most preeminent French existentialist philosophers and writers. Working alongside other famous existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, de Beauvoir produced a rich corpus of writings including works on ethics, feminism, fiction, autobiography, and politics.
Aug 9, 2023 · French writer Simone de Beauvoir laid the foundation for the modern feminist movement. Also an existentialist philosopher, she had a long-term relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre.
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