书名: The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir: Ambiguity, Conversion, Resistance (Ideas in Context)
作者: Penelope Deutscher (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (August 11, 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521885205
ISBN-13: 978-0521885201
Book Description
Studies of Simone de Beauvoir have mostly concentrated on her literature, her life, and her famous 1949 work, The Second Sex, and the continued emphasis has been on Beauvoir's views on gender. The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir places her theory of women's "otherness" in the context of a number of contemporary theories on a similar subject. While gender takes its place among these, Professor Deutscher counterbalances its grip on our memory of Beauvoir's ideas by situating it in the context of our relationship to ageing, to generational difference, and to race and cultural difference. By differentiating the many aspects of "otherness," Beauvoir revisited some of the concepts of reciprocity, ambiguity, and ethics for which she is best remembered.
"Penelope Deutscher's elegant and generous new book provides the most compelling case for reading Beauvoir with new eyes, just as Beauvoir brought a fresh perspective to the philosophies she engaged....Opening up the multiple, complex, and inconsistent voices, traditions, conversions, and resistances in Beauvoir's texts,Deutscher shows that the most satisfying (and I would add, the most political) claims in Beauvoir's work are the more ambiguous ones." -- Lori Marso, Union College, Perspectives on Politics
'… Deutscher elegantly unpicks some of the assumptions behind Beauvoir's work … The case which [she] argues here is both powerful and very subtle and she is able to bring together the various strands in Beauvoir's work in a way which is extremely helpful and illuminating. … little to fault … Penelope Deutscher has made a very considerable contribution to scholarship about Beauvoir.' -- Marx and Philosophy Review of Books
About the Author
Penelope Deutscher is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. Prior to this role, she taught in the department of Philosophy at the Australian National University, Professor Deutscher is a member of several distinguished associations, including the American Philosophical Association, the International Association of Philosophy and Literature, and the Society for Women in Philosophy.
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作者: Penelope Deutscher (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (August 11, 2008)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521885205
ISBN-13: 978-0521885201
Book Description
Studies of Simone de Beauvoir have mostly concentrated on her literature, her life, and her famous 1949 work, The Second Sex, and the continued emphasis has been on Beauvoir's views on gender. The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir places her theory of women's "otherness" in the context of a number of contemporary theories on a similar subject. While gender takes its place among these, Professor Deutscher counterbalances its grip on our memory of Beauvoir's ideas by situating it in the context of our relationship to ageing, to generational difference, and to race and cultural difference. By differentiating the many aspects of "otherness," Beauvoir revisited some of the concepts of reciprocity, ambiguity, and ethics for which she is best remembered.
- Major study of an iconic thinker of the twentieth century by a senior American scholar
- Unlike any competing books, Professor Deutscher also studies Beauvoir's later works about ageing (which is neglected in recent scholarship) and gives this equal emphasis to her work on gender
- Of interest to audiences in numerous disciplines including history of ideas, philosophy and modern French studies
"Penelope Deutscher's elegant and generous new book provides the most compelling case for reading Beauvoir with new eyes, just as Beauvoir brought a fresh perspective to the philosophies she engaged....Opening up the multiple, complex, and inconsistent voices, traditions, conversions, and resistances in Beauvoir's texts,Deutscher shows that the most satisfying (and I would add, the most political) claims in Beauvoir's work are the more ambiguous ones." -- Lori Marso, Union College, Perspectives on Politics
'… Deutscher elegantly unpicks some of the assumptions behind Beauvoir's work … The case which [she] argues here is both powerful and very subtle and she is able to bring together the various strands in Beauvoir's work in a way which is extremely helpful and illuminating. … little to fault … Penelope Deutscher has made a very considerable contribution to scholarship about Beauvoir.' -- Marx and Philosophy Review of Books
About the Author
Penelope Deutscher is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. Prior to this role, she taught in the department of Philosophy at the Australian National University, Professor Deutscher is a member of several distinguished associations, including the American Philosophical Association, the International Association of Philosophy and Literature, and the Society for Women in Philosophy.
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