When was Simone de Beauvoir published?
First published Tue Aug 17, 2004; substantive revision Wed Jan 11, 2023 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.
What is Simone de Beauvoir's work?
Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir's masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of "woman," and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness.
Was Beauvoir a voluntaristic account of gender?
When 'be- come' is taken to mean 'purposefully assume or embody', it seems that Simone de Beauvoir is appealing to a voluntaristic account of gender. If genders are in some sense chosen, then what do we make of gender as a received cultural construction?
What was Beauvoir's opinion about the book?
Beauvoir was deeply unsatisfied with and embarrassed by the book. She admitted it was outdated within years of its publication and believed it to be lacking in philosophical rigor. There are also inaccuracies and questionable representations in her account.
Réception lecteur et autobiographie: Les Mémoires de Simone de