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Extracts from The Second Sex

Extracts from The Second Sex

PhilosophyPolitics & Society
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

This volume collects essential passages from Simone de Beauvoir's landmark study on the status and history of women. It examines how Western society has historically defined women as the secondary "Other," establishing a foundational framework for modern feminist theory. The text explores the social, biological, and historical forces that shape female identity.

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About the author

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Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) was a French writer and philosopher, born and died in Paris. A central figure in post-war French existentialism and the lifelong companion of Jean-Paul Sartre, she wrote novels, philosophical essays and memoirs. Her 1949 treatise Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex) is a foundational work of modern feminist thought. Her novel Les Mandarins won the Prix Goncourt in 1954. She also wrote a four-volume autobiography opening with Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (1958), t...