Philosophy Publics·Oct 25Woman Is Other, but What Is the Other?An addendum to “Beauvoir’s Big Mistake” questioning the agonistic Other in its ties to conflict, war, and patriarchy. I’m not sure…
ayuslstri·Oct 9They said, “You think that way because you’re a woman”Why do we ask who she is, rather than what she thinks? What if we think that way because that’s actually the reality?A response icon1A response icon1
Philosophy Publics·Oct 1Beauvoir’s Big MistakeShe built the most influential feminist philosophy of the twentieth century by joining insights from Existentialism and Marxism, but both…
Jacek Pastuszka·Sep 11The Janitor.I was made for another planet altogether. I mistook the way. — Simone de Beauvoir
Evan Locke·Sep 3Simone de Beauvoir’s Ethics of Ambiguity Isn’t About Being Free. It’s About Choosing To Be.Freedom gets talked about like a finish line. Leave the job, end the relationship, move to the city you actually wanted to live in — and…
Jayeel Munch·Sep 1Beyond the Marble: What Simone de Beauvoir Teaches Us on America’s 250th BirthdayAs the United States reaches its 250th anniversary — America 250 — the narrative machine naturally leans into the myth of self-creation. We…
Tolisoa Zafinandro·Aug 30Les risques du métierMemories May be beautiful, and yet What’s too painful to remember We simply choose to forget.
Philosophy Publics·Aug 29Feminist Romp Through the History of Philosophy Overview, and An InvitationWhat have feminist philosophers made of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hegel, Merleau-Ponty, and Beauvoir? Let’s find out together.
Abigail Rosenthal·Aug 25Bad Faith at Sartre’s CafeAbbie is away this week getting treatments in California. This column was originally posted on December 7, 2021, and continues to be…
