Sex and oppression in Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex'
This paper explores how Beauvoir’s unique position as a woman commenting on the ‘feminine condition’ in The Second Sex lead to fundamental differences from Sartre’s philosophy in Being and Nothingness. It shows how Beauvoir and Sartre’s views diverge in two ways: in differing obstacles to freedom, a...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1654662023-04-01T16:56:22Z Sex and oppression in Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex' Chan, Carmen Ker Shin Anu Selva-Thomson School of Humanities anu.selva-thomson@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Philosophy This paper explores how Beauvoir’s unique position as a woman commenting on the ‘feminine condition’ in The Second Sex lead to fundamental differences from Sartre’s philosophy in Being and Nothingness. It shows how Beauvoir and Sartre’s views diverge in two ways: in differing obstacles to freedom, and in contrasting views on a possibility of reconciliation between the Subject and Other. Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy 2023-03-28T02:01:39Z 2023-03-28T02:01:39Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Chan, C. K. S. (2023). Sex and oppression in Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex'. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165466 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165466 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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This paper explores how Beauvoir’s unique position as a woman commenting on the ‘feminine condition’ in The Second Sex lead to fundamental differences from Sartre’s philosophy in Being and Nothingness. It shows how Beauvoir and Sartre’s views diverge in two ways: in differing obstacles to freedom, and in contrasting views on a possibility of reconciliation between the Subject and Other. |
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