Simone de beauvoir famous books

Simone de Beauvoir refused to be called a philosopher throughout her life, and referred to herself as an activist.

Although this characterization may have come after the Second Sex, it is because Beauvoir understood and accepted the significance of her earlier work. Her works on existentialism and phenomenology, although shadowed by her affiliation with her male counterparts, have earned her a special place in philosophy.

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This article looks into the works Beauvoir produced before the Second Sex, and how she has been remembered since.

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was born in Paris in , to a catholic mother and father who was a lawyer.

Beauvoir’s family lost most of its wealth in the first world war, leaving Beauvoir with no dowry to offer, and almost no proposals for marriage. Her mother, however, insisted that both her daughters, Hélène and Simone, be sent to a prestigious convent school.

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