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Yet he got most of the credit and definitely the fame at the time. de Beauvior tutored and studied with Sartre after he actually failed his first higher level examination. Then they took the exam together the following year and he came in first due to her help. (She came in 2nd). Her academic achievements at a very young age, especially for a woman in her time, are truly astounding. They were by no means limited to philosophy. I find de Beauvior more direct and less unnecessarily verbose than Sartre. The Ethics of Ambiguity was a critical work that preceded The Second Sex, and introduced the important notions of freedom and individuation that led to the latter. I guess one could summarize part of the message being that if you are not out of your comfort zone, you are not yet free. As soon as you conform to a social norm, you lose your identity to it and cease acting freely. I consider this a compulsory read for any serious philosophy student (or serious, authentic feminist - not the current political variety). I also highly recommend this book to men because it need have nothing to do with one's gender - it's more about living one's life in authentic freedom.Read full review
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