Search results for "Beauvoir"
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Ambiguity and difference: Two feminist ethics of the present
2018
The chapter studies the ethical dimensions of Beauvoir’s existentialism and Irigaray’s ontology of difference. It argues that Irigaray builds on one central but largely neglected result of Beauvoir’s moral philosophical argumentation: the claim that fundamentally sexual subordination constitutes an ethical problem that cannot be adequately solved merely through social reforms, political interventions, or theoretical reflections. By comparing Beauvoir’s concept of erotic generosity to Irigaray’s discussion of wonder and love, the chapter demonstrates that both philosophers conceive of male privilege as an ethical issue that must be worked out between individual women and men in their concret…
Los espacios públicos de la cotidianeidad / 3
2006
Los espacios públicos de la cotidianeidad / 4
2006
“Questa donna dal viso netto e gioioso”: Simone de Beauvoir e la stampa italiana
2018
Proseguiamo la riscoperta di Simone de Beauvoir iniziata nel numero precedente: questa volta ripresentiamo due sue interviste dimenticate uscite nel 1959 e nel 1961 sul “Giorno” e su “Paese Sera”.
La relation Beauvoir-Sartre ou le dialogue existentiel et intellectuel maître(sse)-disciple
2019
The legendary relation between Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre was based on a specific communion of the two existentialists ’ souls and bodies. It is Sartre that is generally considered to be the spiritual guide of this duo and that is why his role should be approached with caution in order to show that Beauvoir was by no means an epigone of her master. A contrario, it is the inspiration stemming from her literary output that can be found in a handful of works authored by the founder of Les Temps modernes (Modern Times). This impact is particularly conspicuous in the play entitled Dirty Hands, referring to The Second Sex, in which the author reflects on the concept of myth and shows…
Le sens de l’altérité selon Simone de Beauvoir
2020
In Simone de Beauvoir’s oeuvre, the problem of love and the relationship with the Other turns out to be fundamental.The need to realize one’s own desires forces the individual to open for the Other who – instead of making the relationship more attractive – brings about its breakup. The Author raises this issue in terms of androgyny interpreted as a relationship between two people, which is possible only in the spheres of total freedom and reciprocity, both spiritual and sexual, revealing an inherent influence of other people on our lives. The texts by Beauvoir, whose idée fixe is a search for the wholeness, enable one to understand that otherness is also understood as a struggle to change t…
Le crime comme fantasme et comme un moyen d'échapper à la situation de dépendance : autour de "L'Invitée" beauvoirienne
2016
The novel L’Invitee by Simone de Beauvoir deals with the age-old problem of the presence of the Other in the life of a free man. On the existential level, the book shows the contradiction between the human desire to be independent and the need to be loved. It also shows a morał (metaphysical) dilemma, relating to coexistence of the different types of awareness characteristic of Parisian artists and the world of the bourgeoisie. The confrontation with another man ends in inevitablc failure and the risk of committing the symbolic act of murder, arising out of jealousy, the inability to fully subjugate the other person, or possibly due to philosophical reasons. This conflict provides a backdro…
Entre l’admiration et la culpabilité : aspects de l’amitié dans les "Mémoires d’une jeune fille rangée"
2017
The character of Elisabeth Mabille, a childhood friend nicknamed “Zaza” becomes symbolic in Simone de Beauvoir’s Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. Her influence on the writer and her views seems decisive. For the latter, the literary recreation of her friend is a kind of catharsis. Beauvoir transposes the tragic story of Mabille to show the complexity of their relationship and the origin of her calling to be a writer. Through an autobiographical perspective she “resurrects” the prematurely deceased friend to rehabilitate herself and make up for her neglect. This portrayal of Zaza highlights the multidimensionality of friendship and courage of a young woman who paid the highest price in her fig…
Le père et sa fille : le sceau paternel dans la prose colettienne et beauvoirienne
2017
The character of the father in French literature, especially in the works of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Simone de Beauvoir, is significant. He may be perfect or not without faults, withdrawn or authoritative, fascinating or disgusting, but invariably – even if he is overshadowed by the mother – the father inspires his daughter. The latter treats him as a kind of spiritual guide, a confidant who gives her life energy, is an example to follow, and passes on his value system and the need to write on his daughter. Love for the father or the lack thereof allows an adolescent daughter to find her own identity and define herself, and in the case of a mature woman it allows her to revisit her ow…
L’ambiguïté de la condition humaine et ses interprétations existentialistes selon Simone de Beauvoir
2018
Simone de Beauvoir perceives existentialism as a philosophy of ambiguity, suggesting that a man should reconcile the contradictions of the human condition. The philosophical essays of the author show the evolution of her thinking. Beauvoir discovers the paradoxes of existentialism, mainly the antimony between responsibility and powerlessness of an individual. Her work captures an image of reality while relativizing philosophical values and maintaining the opposites. Her texts show the ambivalent attitude of the author to existence. Thus, they reflect her point of view, according to which moral consciousness only exists when a person experiences some intellectual dissonance or a sense of fai…