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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Simone de Beauvoir was misrepresented for her entire life.
Chapter 3: The roots of Beauvoir’s philosophy were there even in childhood.
Chapter 4: Her relationship with faith shaped Beauvoir’s philosophy.
Chapter 5: An experience during the summer of 1926 left a lasting mark on Beauvoir’s philosophy.
Chapter 6: Simone de Beauvoir’s early meeting with Sartre was meaningful, but not earthshaking.
Chapter 7: Beauvoir’s open relationship with Sartre, while crucial to her, stirred complex feelings and also had darker aspects.
Chapter 8: Beauvoir disagreed with an essential element of Sartre’s philosophy.
Chapter 9: The question of an ethical existence is what defined Beauvoir’s life and work.
Description
Becoming Beauvoir (2019) recounts the story of French philosopher, writer and feminist icon Simone de Beauvoir for a contemporary audience. Making use of previously unpublished letters and diaries, Becoming Beauvoir describes how the famous intellectual became herself.
Who Should Listen
- Those interested in feminism and gender studies
- Budding existentialists
- Philosophy students