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Ethics of Ambiguity
Ethics of Ambiguity | Simone de Beauvoir
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From the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex comes a radical argument for ethical responsibility and freedom. In this classic introduction to existentialist thought, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's The Ethics of Ambiguity simultaneously pays homage to and grapples with her French contemporaries, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, by arguing that the freedoms in existentialism carry with them certain ethical responsibilities. De Beauvoir outlines a series of "ways of being" (the adventurer, the passionate person, the lover, the artist, and the intellectual), each of which overcomes the former's deficiencies, and therefore can live up to the responsibilities of freedom. Ultimately, de Beauvoir argues that in order to achieve true freedom, one must battle against the choices and activities of those who suppress it. The Ethics of Ambiguity is the book that launched Simone de Beauvoir's feminist and existential philosophy. It remains a concise yet thorough examination of existence and what it means to be human.
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The Ethics of Ambiguity | Simone de Beauvoir
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While #audiobooks are not equivalent to reading is a hill I‘m willing to die on, I don‘t eschew audio entirely. In the four hours I spent in the car yesterday, I listened to a good deal of my favorite #podcast #PhilosophizeThis and discovered Simone de Beauvoir. Any woman who characterizes self-actualization as selfishness unless you‘re working for others‘ freedom is someone I can admire! #philosophy

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Valeka
The Ethics of Ambiguity | Simone de Beauvoir
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A nice brunch of fig, brie, and walnut filled crepes and a good read.

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Valeka
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A fascinating read.