The Bonds of Freedom: Simone de Beauvoir's Existentialist Ethics
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The Bonds of Freedom: Simone de Beauvoir's Existentialist Ethics
By (Author) Kristana Arp
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
27th November 2001
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Ethics and moral philosophy
171.2
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
272g
Description
Simone de Beauvoir published a number of philosophical essays and novels before writing The Second Sex. The most important of these was The Ethics of Ambiguity, in which she argues that ones freedom is always intertwined with that of others. The Bonds of Freedom examines de Beauvoirs ideas on ethics, demonstrating her importance in contemporary philosophy.
Author Bio
Kristana Arp is chair of the philosophy department of Long Island University and a founding member of the New York Society for Women in Philosophy. She has published in many journals, including Philosophy Today, International Studies in Philosophy and the APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Feminism.
