Sex and Philosophy: Rethinking De Beauvoir and Sartre - Softcover

Fullbrook, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847060668 ISBN 13: 9781847060662

Publisher: Continuum, 2008

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Review:

"Other biographers may challenge the standard account of Beauvoir and Sartre's sexual relationship, but only Edward and Kate Fullbrook pose as radical a challenge to the standard account of their philosophical relationship, arguing that Beauvoir, rather than Sartre, originated much of the philosophy they shared. Their new book strengthens their case with some interesting new material, including a discussion of Beauvoir's and Sartre's work on the phenomenon of absence." - Margaret A. Simons, William and Margaret Going Professor, Department of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA

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"In their accessible overview of Sartre's and de Beauvoir's philosophies, the Fullbrooks reiterate the argument that they make in earlier works: Sartre plagiarized de Beauvoir's thoughts, laid bare in de Beauvoir's novel She Came To Stay...Leveraging the tools of the biographer, literary critic, philosopher, and historian, the authors offer a thorough investigation of the Sartre-de Beauvoir story, attempting to distinguish the truth from the legend of their relationship. Recommended for academic libraries." - Leigh Anne Palmer, Library Journal, October 1, 2008--Sanford Lakoff "Library Journal "

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Synopsis:

This is an intriguing and highly readable new book examining the fascinating personal and intellectual relationship between Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir were two of the most brilliant, influential, and scandalous intellectuals of the 20th century. They are remembered as much for the lives they led as for their influence on the way we think. Their committed but notoriously open union created huge controversy in their lifetime. And even before their deaths they had become one of history's legendary couples, renowned for the passion, daring, humour and intellectual intensity of their relationship.This fascinating book presents a biography of Sartre and de Beauvoir's relationship and offers some highly original theories relating to the extent of de Beauvoir's contribution to their shared ideas. Edward and Kate Fullbrook contend that it was de Beauvoir's demand for sexual freedom that dictated the open terms of their relationship and that it was in fact de Beauvoir who was the more powerful thinker of the two.

Through a thorough examination of Sartre and de Beauvoir's major works, the authors present a compelling story of their romantic and intellectual relationships.

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847060668
• ISBN 13: 9781847060662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288