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Journal de guerre

Septembre 1939 - Janvier 1941

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<b>Provocative insights into Beauvoir's philosophical and personal development during wartime</b> Written from September 1939 to January 1941, Simone de Beauvoir’s <i>Wartime Diary</i> gives English readers unabridged access to a scandalous text that threatened to overturn traditional views of Beauvoir’s life and work. Beauvoir's clandestine affair with Jacques Bost and sexual relationships with various young women challenge the conventional picture of Beauvoir as the devoted companion of Jean-Paul Sartre. At the same time, her account of completing her novel <i>She Came to Stay</i> at a time when Sartre had just begun <i>Being and Nothingness</i> questions the traditional view of Beauvoir’s novel as merely illustrating Sartre’s philosophy. <i>Wartime Diary</i> also traces Beauvoir's philosophical transformation as she broke from the prewar solipsism of <i>She Came to Stay</i> in favor of the postwar political engagement of <i>The Second Sex.</i> Beauvoir's emerging existentialist ethics reflect the dramatic collective experiences of refugees fleeing German invasion and life under Nazi occupation. The evolution of her thought also reveals the courageous reaffirmation of her individuality in constructing a humanist ethics of freedom and solidarity. This edition also features previously unpublished material, including her musings about consciousness and order, recommended reading lists, and notes on labor unions. In providing new insights into Beauvoir’s philosophical development, the <i>Wartime Diary</i> promises to rewrite a crucial chapter of Western philosophy and intellectual history.

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Journal de guerre, Simone Beauvoir, Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir

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Année de publication
1990
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(souple),
État du livre
Abîmé
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11,95 €

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Titre
Journal de guerre
Sous-titre
Septembre 1939 - Janvier 1941
Langue
Français
Éditeur
Gallimard
Publié
1990
Format
souple
Pages
368
ISBN10
2070718093
ISBN13
9782070718092
Séries
Description
<b>Provocative insights into Beauvoir's philosophical and personal development during wartime</b> Written from September 1939 to January 1941, Simone de Beauvoir’s <i>Wartime Diary</i> gives English readers unabridged access to a scandalous text that threatened to overturn traditional views of Beauvoir’s life and work. Beauvoir's clandestine affair with Jacques Bost and sexual relationships with various young women challenge the conventional picture of Beauvoir as the devoted companion of Jean-Paul Sartre. At the same time, her account of completing her novel <i>She Came to Stay</i> at a time when Sartre had just begun <i>Being and Nothingness</i> questions the traditional view of Beauvoir’s novel as merely illustrating Sartre’s philosophy. <i>Wartime Diary</i> also traces Beauvoir's philosophical transformation as she broke from the prewar solipsism of <i>She Came to Stay</i> in favor of the postwar political engagement of <i>The Second Sex.</i> Beauvoir's emerging existentialist ethics reflect the dramatic collective experiences of refugees fleeing German invasion and life under Nazi occupation. The evolution of her thought also reveals the courageous reaffirmation of her individuality in constructing a humanist ethics of freedom and solidarity. This edition also features previously unpublished material, including her musings about consciousness and order, recommended reading lists, and notes on labor unions. In providing new insights into Beauvoir’s philosophical development, the <i>Wartime Diary</i> promises to rewrite a crucial chapter of Western philosophy and intellectual history.