What Is Existentialism? (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

What Is Existentialism? (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

The groundbreaking writings on the philosophy of the individual by iconic feminist and social thinker, Simone de Beauvoir How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good

Becoming Beauvoir: A Life (Kirkpatrick Kate)(Paperback)

'One is not born a woman, but becomes one', Simone de BeauvoirA symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir's unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, writer, and feminist icon, she won prestigious literary prizes and transformed the way we think

Simone de Beauvoir (Appignanesi Lisa)(Paperback)

Simone de Beauvoir was a member of the intellectual elite of philosopher-writers whose feminist ideas revolutionised conventional thinking. She is known primarily for her monumental work: The Second Sex, (1949) a scholarly and passionate seminal work, which became a classic of feminist literature

The Second Sex (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

Simone de Beauvoir's essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of 'woman,' and a revolutionary exploration of inequality and otherness. Unabridged in English for the first time, this long-awaited edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were

Letters To Sartre (Beauvoir Simone de)(Paperback / softback)

In 1983 de Beauvoir published Sartre's letters, maintaining that her own to him had been lost. Tracing the emotional and triangular complications of her life with Sartre, the letters reveal her not only as manipulative and dependent but Simonealso as vulnerable, passionate, jealous and

Second Sex (de Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback / softback)

'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beavoir was a groundbreaking, risque book that became a runaway

Wartime Diary (Beauvoir Simone De)(Paperback)

Written from September 1939 to January 1941, Simone de Beauvoir's Wartime Diary gives English readers unabridged access to one of the scandalous texts that threaten to overturn traditional views of Beauvoir's life and work. Beauvoir's account of her clandestine affair with Jacques Bost and sexual

Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto (Russell Legacy)(Paperback)

A new manifesto for cyberfeminism Simone de Beauvoir said 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.' The glitch announces: One is not born, but rather becomes, a body. The divide between the digital and the real world no longer exists: we are connected all the time. What must we do to work out

Inseparable: A Never-Before-Published Novel (De Beauvoir Simone)(Pevná vazba)

A never-before-published novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship From the moment Sylvie and Andr e meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are

A Very Easy Death (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

A Very Easy Death has long been considered one of Simone de Beauvoir's masterpieces. The profoundly moving, day-by-day recounting of her mother's death 'shows the power of compassion when it is allied with acute intelligence' (The Sunday Telegraph). Powerful, touching, and sometimes shocking, this

All Men Are Mortal (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

He becomes thoroughly attached to her and confides a terrifying truth: he is immortal. But having been resuscitated into enjoying life again, he soon starts breaking free from her grasp and all notions of

The Coming of Age (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

What do the words elderly, old, and aged really mean? How are they used by society, and how in turn do they define the generation that we are taught to respect and love but instead castigate and avoid? Most importantly, how is our treatment of this generation a reflection of our society's values

Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing (Irwin William)(Paperback)

How is Jerry like Socrates? Is it rational for George to 'do the opposite?' Would Simone de Beauvoir say that Elaine is a feminist? Is Kramer stuck in Kierkegaard's aesthetic stage? Seinfeld and Philosophy is both an enlightening look at the most popular sitcom of the decade and an entertaining

Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 2, 1928-29 (Beauvoir Simone)(Pevná vazba)

Simone de Beauvoir, still a teen, began a diary while a philosophy student at the Sorbonne. Written in 1926-27--before Beauvoir met Jean-Paul Sartre--the diaries reveal previously unknown details about her life and times and offer critical insights into her early intellectual interests, philosophy,

Existentialism for Dummies (Panza Christopher)(Paperback)

Have you ever wondered what the phrase 'God is dead' means? You'll find out in Existentialism For Dummies, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaard's favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and literature to world events and discover whether

Mandarins (Beauvoir Simone de)(Paperback / softback)

A Harper Perennial Modern Classics reissue of this unflinching examination of post-war French intellectual life, and an amazing chronicle of love, philosophy and politics from one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth

El Segundo Sexo = The Second Sex (Beauvoir Simone De)(Paperback)

Es una de las obras fundacionales del Feminismo y utiliza los conceptos existencialistas para indagar acerca de la vida de la mitad de la humanidad. El segundo sexo es considerado hoy la 'Biblia del feminismo,' la obra de referencia, especialmente de la corriente denominada 'feminismo de la

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

'[Beauvoir's] graciously written memoirs carry distinct appeal in recording the emotional and intellectual birth pangs of a fascinating woman.' --TimeA superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an

Big Ideas for Little Philosophers: Equality with Simone de Beauvoir (Armitage Duane)(Board book)

Woman Destroyed (Beauvoir Simone de)(Paperback / softback)

First published in 1967, this book consists of three short novellas on the theme of women's vulnerability - in the first, to the process of ageing, in the second to loneliness, and, in the third, to the growing indifference of a loved

Šoa - Claude Lanzmann

Kniha s předmluvou Simone de Beauvoir je přepisem rozhovorů, které vedl autor ve svém dokumentárním filmu z roku 1985 Shoah. Spisovatel a režisér dokumentarista Claude Lanzmann na něm pracoval od roku 1974. Shoah představuje mimořádné dokumentární dílo zabývající se holocaustem

Nerozlučné - Simone de Beauvoirová

Teprve po 66 letech od svého napsání se dočkala vydání autobiografická novela z pera slavné představitelky existencialismu a feminismu ve francouzské literatuře, Simone de Beauvoir. Autorka svůj příběh považovala za příliš „intimní“, než aby jej publikovala. Vypráví v

Second Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition) (de Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback / softback)

Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage and

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Beauvoir Simone de)(Paperback / softback)

A memoir that offers a picture of the author's growing up in a bourgeois French family, rebelling as an adolescent against the conventional expectations of her class, and striking out on her own with an intellectual and existential ambition exceedingly rare in a young woman in the