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She Came to Stay

– She Came to Stay. Translated by Roger Senhouse and Yvonne Moyse. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.,1954. English translation of L'Invitée (Paris: Gallimard, 1943).
From the publisher: Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon… More

The Second Sex

– The Second Sex. Translated by H. M. Parshley. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. English translation of Le deuxième sexe (Paris: Gallimard, 1949).
Excerpt: For a long time I have hesitated to write a book on woman. The subject is irritating, especially to women; and it is not new. Enough ink has been spilled in quarrelling over… More

Must We Burn Sade?

– Must We Burn Sade? Translated by Annette Michelson, The Marquis de Sade. New York: Grove Press, 1966. English translation of Faut-il brûler Sade? (Paris: Gallimard, 1955).
“Must We Burn Sade?”, a translation of “Faut-il bruler Sade?”, was originally published in ‘Les Temps Moderne’, December 1951 and January 1952. … More

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

– Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. Translated by James Kirkup. Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963. English translation of Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (Paris: Gallimard, 1958).
From the publisher: A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir’s Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture… More

In Defense of Djamila Boupacha

– "In Defense of Djamila Boupacha." Le Monde, 3 June, 1960. Appendix B in Djamila Boupacha: The Story of the Torture of a Young Algerian Girl which Shocked Liberal French Opinion; Introduction to Djamila Boupacha. Edited by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi. Translated by Peter Green. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. English translations of Djamila Boupacha (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
Originally a 1960 Le Monde article looking at the treatment of 23 year old Algerian Djamila Boupacha.

Simone de Beauvoir on Woman

– Leighton, Janet.  Simone de Beauvoir on Woman.  Cranbury, NJ and London: Associated University Press, 1975.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir on Woman analyzes de Beauvoir’s novels and her autobiography and compares the women characters and de Beauvoir’s account of her own life… More

When Things of the Spirit Come First

– When Things of the Spirit Come First. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. New York: Pantheon Books, 1982. English translation of Quand prime le spirituel (Paris: Gallimard, 1979).
From the publisher: This is a collection of semi-autobiographical tales written when the author was only 30, before World War II. Each tale concerns a young woman struggling with the… More

Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment

– Whitmarsh, Anne. Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir, whose name is inextricably linked with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, became famous as a leader of the existentialist movement and as a member of a… More

After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir

– Schwarzer, Alice. After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Marianne Howarth. New York: Pantheon Books, 1984.
From the publisher: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir by Alice Schwarzer. Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex” became the Bible of modern feminism, just as her life… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin

– Evans, Mary. Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin. New York: Tavistock, 1985.
From a review: This  is  a  brilliant  study  of  the  texts  of  Simone  de  Beauvoir  and  the  contexts  in  which  they  are  currently  being  interpreted. … More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Okely, Judith. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
From the publisher: Judith Okely examines the work of Simone de Beauvoir from two very different points of view. First there is the story of her initial response when she read the SECOND… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Appignanesi, Lisa. Simone de Beauvoir, London and New York: Penguin, 1988.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir was a member of the intellectual elite of philosopher-writers whose feminist ideas revolutionised conventional thinking. She is known primarily for… More

Gendering the Body: Beauvoir’s Philosophical Contribution

– Butler, Judith. “Gendering the Body: Beauvoir's Philosophical Contribution,” in Women, Knowledge, and Reality: Explorations in Philosophy, A. Garry and M. Pearsall (eds.). Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
From the publisher: In recent years feminist philosophers have provided us with an extensive critique of traditional philosophy. In questioning its most fundamental assumptions, they are… More

Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir

– Moi, Toril. Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
From the publisher: Toril Moi has rapidly acquired a powerful reputation for her lucid, and controversial interventions in feminist debates. This book gives an overview of her intellectual… More

Hipparchia’s Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.

– Le Doeuff, Michèle. Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc, translated by Trista Selous. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1991.
From the publisher: A work of rare insight and irreverence, Hipparchia’s Choice boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of… More

Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman

– Moi, Toril. Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
From the publisher: In Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman, Toril Moi shows how Simone de Beauvoir became the leading feminist thinker and emblematic intellectual woman… More

Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir

– Simons, Margaret (ed). Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.
From the publisher: For almost twenty years, feminist readings of Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist classic The Second Sex have been dominated by dismissive interpretation of Beauvoir’s… More

Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir

– Vintges, Karen. Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Anne Lavelle. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: Philosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir’s… More

Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’

– Lundgren-Gothlin, Eva. Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex', translated by Linda Schenck. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: An analysis of the philosophical foundations and structure of “The Second Sex”. It reveals not only the influence of Sartre but that of Hegel/Kojeve and… More

Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir

– Mahon, Joseph and Campling, Jo.  Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction

– Fullbrook, Edward and  Fullbrook, Kate. Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 1998.
From the publisher: This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Keefe, Terry. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
From the publisher: Taking account of recent biographies and posthumously-published works, this study sets de Beauvoir’s fiction withing the context of her life and works as a whole,… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader

– Fallaize, Elizabeth (ed). Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
From the publisher: This is the first volume to gather together all the classic critical texts on Simone de Beauvoir’s work as a feminist, novelist and philosopher. The essays are… More

Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony

– Tidd, Ursula. Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
From the publisher: This is the first full-length study to explore Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiographical and biographical writings in the context of her ideas on selfhood as… More

The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir

– Fishwick, Sarah. The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford and New York: P. Lang, 2002.
From the publisher: This study provides a comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s writings on corporeality. By means of a ‘constructivist’ exploration of the vision of… More

Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir

– Heinamaa, Sara. Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1995.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe has been studied extensively since its appearance in 1949. Through the years, certain passages have taken on prestige;… More

The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir

– Scarth, Fredrika. The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
From the publisher: In The Other Within, Fredrika Scarth builds upon the recent studies that have surfaced as part of the Simone de Beauvoir renaissance to offer a reading of The Second Sex… More

Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism

– Duran, Jane. Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
From the publisher: Spanning over nine hundred years, “Eight Women Philosophers” is the first singly-authored work to trace the themes of standard philosophical theorizing and… More

Naomi Wolf and Harvey Mansfield Debate Feminism

– After Words with Harvey Mansfield and Naomi Wolf.  C-SPAN.  March 15, 2006.
Professor Mansfield was interviewed by Ms. Wolf about his book Manliness, published by Yale University Press. He explained that the book was his answer to the question, “What is… More

The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir by Emily Grosholz

– Grosholz, Emily. The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
From the publisher: This collection of new essays treats the historical, philosophical, and literary dimensions of Simone de Beauvoir’s thought, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of… More

Manliness by Harvey Mansfield

– Mansfield, Harvey. Manliness. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2006.
Manliness by Harvey Mansfield offers an important analysis and critique of the writings of Simone de Beauvoir. From the publisher: This book invites—no, demands—a response from its… More

Re-Reading The Second Sex’s ‘Simone de Beauvoir’

– Grimwood, Tom. “Re-Reading The Second Sex's 'Simone de Beauvoir,'” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 16(1): 197–213, 2008.
Abstract: Referencing ‘Simone de Beauvoir’ is to reference a stage in the history of feminist philosophy; when one cites the name ‘Simone de Beauvoir’, as the signature of The… More

Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman’s Point of View

– Mann, Bonnie. “Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman's Point of View,” Philosophy Today, 52(2): 136–149, 2008.
Abstract: Recently, philosophers have taken to announcing a revival or a renaissance in the study of the philosophical work of Simone de Beauvoir. Sonia Kruks argues that feminist Beauvoir… More

Not Lost in Translation by Christina Hoff Sommers

– Hoff Sommers, Christina. “Not Lost in Translation.” Claremont Review of Books. December 8, 2010.
Excerpt: In 1949, Simone de Beauvoir, then 41 years old, created a sensation in Paris with her book The Second Sex. Women, she argued, are half the human race but in all places and times… More

Simone de Beauvoir Today

– Simone de Beauvoir Today.  Duke Univeristy.  September 23, 2011.
The symposium, held at Duke University in September 23, 2011, commemorated the 25th death anniversary of 20th century’s leading feminist theorist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir… More

Simone de Beauvoir Master-Mind Lecture at the British Academy

– Toril Moi.  "Simone de Beauvoir."  The British Academy.  March 20, 2014.
The British Academy Master-Mind Lecture delivered by Professor Toril Moi on March 20 2014 at the British Academy in London. Join Professor Moi as she discusses Simone de Beauvoir, a… More

Harvey Mansfield and Bill Kristol on Feminism

– Harvey Mansfield on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism.  Conversations with Bill Kristol.  2014.
A discussion of American conservatism, the Federalist, and the problem of feminism with the Harvard government professor.  The discussion on feminism begins at 1:01:29.    

Essays

She Came to Stay

– She Came to Stay. Translated by Roger Senhouse and Yvonne Moyse. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.,1954. English translation of L'Invitée (Paris: Gallimard, 1943).
From the publisher: Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon… More

The Second Sex

– The Second Sex. Translated by H. M. Parshley. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. English translation of Le deuxième sexe (Paris: Gallimard, 1949).
Excerpt: For a long time I have hesitated to write a book on woman. The subject is irritating, especially to women; and it is not new. Enough ink has been spilled in quarrelling over… More

Must We Burn Sade?

– Must We Burn Sade? Translated by Annette Michelson, The Marquis de Sade. New York: Grove Press, 1966. English translation of Faut-il brûler Sade? (Paris: Gallimard, 1955).
“Must We Burn Sade?”, a translation of “Faut-il bruler Sade?”, was originally published in ‘Les Temps Moderne’, December 1951 and January 1952. … More

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

– Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. Translated by James Kirkup. Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963. English translation of Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (Paris: Gallimard, 1958).
From the publisher: A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir’s Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture… More

In Defense of Djamila Boupacha

– "In Defense of Djamila Boupacha." Le Monde, 3 June, 1960. Appendix B in Djamila Boupacha: The Story of the Torture of a Young Algerian Girl which Shocked Liberal French Opinion; Introduction to Djamila Boupacha. Edited by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi. Translated by Peter Green. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. English translations of Djamila Boupacha (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
Originally a 1960 Le Monde article looking at the treatment of 23 year old Algerian Djamila Boupacha.

Simone de Beauvoir on Woman

– Leighton, Janet.  Simone de Beauvoir on Woman.  Cranbury, NJ and London: Associated University Press, 1975.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir on Woman analyzes de Beauvoir’s novels and her autobiography and compares the women characters and de Beauvoir’s account of her own life… More

When Things of the Spirit Come First

– When Things of the Spirit Come First. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. New York: Pantheon Books, 1982. English translation of Quand prime le spirituel (Paris: Gallimard, 1979).
From the publisher: This is a collection of semi-autobiographical tales written when the author was only 30, before World War II. Each tale concerns a young woman struggling with the… More

Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment

– Whitmarsh, Anne. Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir, whose name is inextricably linked with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, became famous as a leader of the existentialist movement and as a member of a… More

After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir

– Schwarzer, Alice. After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Marianne Howarth. New York: Pantheon Books, 1984.
From the publisher: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir by Alice Schwarzer. Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex” became the Bible of modern feminism, just as her life… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin

– Evans, Mary. Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin. New York: Tavistock, 1985.
From a review: This  is  a  brilliant  study  of  the  texts  of  Simone  de  Beauvoir  and  the  contexts  in  which  they  are  currently  being  interpreted. … More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Okely, Judith. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
From the publisher: Judith Okely examines the work of Simone de Beauvoir from two very different points of view. First there is the story of her initial response when she read the SECOND… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Appignanesi, Lisa. Simone de Beauvoir, London and New York: Penguin, 1988.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir was a member of the intellectual elite of philosopher-writers whose feminist ideas revolutionised conventional thinking. She is known primarily for… More

Gendering the Body: Beauvoir’s Philosophical Contribution

– Butler, Judith. “Gendering the Body: Beauvoir's Philosophical Contribution,” in Women, Knowledge, and Reality: Explorations in Philosophy, A. Garry and M. Pearsall (eds.). Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
From the publisher: In recent years feminist philosophers have provided us with an extensive critique of traditional philosophy. In questioning its most fundamental assumptions, they are… More

Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir

– Moi, Toril. Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
From the publisher: Toril Moi has rapidly acquired a powerful reputation for her lucid, and controversial interventions in feminist debates. This book gives an overview of her intellectual… More

Hipparchia’s Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.

– Le Doeuff, Michèle. Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc, translated by Trista Selous. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1991.
From the publisher: A work of rare insight and irreverence, Hipparchia’s Choice boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of… More

Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman

– Moi, Toril. Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
From the publisher: In Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman, Toril Moi shows how Simone de Beauvoir became the leading feminist thinker and emblematic intellectual woman… More

Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir

– Simons, Margaret (ed). Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.
From the publisher: For almost twenty years, feminist readings of Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist classic The Second Sex have been dominated by dismissive interpretation of Beauvoir’s… More

Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir

– Vintges, Karen. Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Anne Lavelle. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: Philosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir’s… More

Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’

– Lundgren-Gothlin, Eva. Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex', translated by Linda Schenck. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: An analysis of the philosophical foundations and structure of “The Second Sex”. It reveals not only the influence of Sartre but that of Hegel/Kojeve and… More

Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir

– Mahon, Joseph and Campling, Jo.  Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction

– Fullbrook, Edward and  Fullbrook, Kate. Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 1998.
From the publisher: This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Keefe, Terry. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
From the publisher: Taking account of recent biographies and posthumously-published works, this study sets de Beauvoir’s fiction withing the context of her life and works as a whole,… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader

– Fallaize, Elizabeth (ed). Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
From the publisher: This is the first volume to gather together all the classic critical texts on Simone de Beauvoir’s work as a feminist, novelist and philosopher. The essays are… More

Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony

– Tidd, Ursula. Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
From the publisher: This is the first full-length study to explore Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiographical and biographical writings in the context of her ideas on selfhood as… More

The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir

– Fishwick, Sarah. The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford and New York: P. Lang, 2002.
From the publisher: This study provides a comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s writings on corporeality. By means of a ‘constructivist’ exploration of the vision of… More

Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir

– Heinamaa, Sara. Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1995.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe has been studied extensively since its appearance in 1949. Through the years, certain passages have taken on prestige;… More

The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir

– Scarth, Fredrika. The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
From the publisher: In The Other Within, Fredrika Scarth builds upon the recent studies that have surfaced as part of the Simone de Beauvoir renaissance to offer a reading of The Second Sex… More

Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism

– Duran, Jane. Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
From the publisher: Spanning over nine hundred years, “Eight Women Philosophers” is the first singly-authored work to trace the themes of standard philosophical theorizing and… More

Naomi Wolf and Harvey Mansfield Debate Feminism

– After Words with Harvey Mansfield and Naomi Wolf.  C-SPAN.  March 15, 2006.
Professor Mansfield was interviewed by Ms. Wolf about his book Manliness, published by Yale University Press. He explained that the book was his answer to the question, “What is… More

The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir by Emily Grosholz

– Grosholz, Emily. The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
From the publisher: This collection of new essays treats the historical, philosophical, and literary dimensions of Simone de Beauvoir’s thought, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of… More

Manliness by Harvey Mansfield

– Mansfield, Harvey. Manliness. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2006.
Manliness by Harvey Mansfield offers an important analysis and critique of the writings of Simone de Beauvoir. From the publisher: This book invites—no, demands—a response from its… More

Re-Reading The Second Sex’s ‘Simone de Beauvoir’

– Grimwood, Tom. “Re-Reading The Second Sex's 'Simone de Beauvoir,'” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 16(1): 197–213, 2008.
Abstract: Referencing ‘Simone de Beauvoir’ is to reference a stage in the history of feminist philosophy; when one cites the name ‘Simone de Beauvoir’, as the signature of The… More

Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman’s Point of View

– Mann, Bonnie. “Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman's Point of View,” Philosophy Today, 52(2): 136–149, 2008.
Abstract: Recently, philosophers have taken to announcing a revival or a renaissance in the study of the philosophical work of Simone de Beauvoir. Sonia Kruks argues that feminist Beauvoir… More

Not Lost in Translation by Christina Hoff Sommers

– Hoff Sommers, Christina. “Not Lost in Translation.” Claremont Review of Books. December 8, 2010.
Excerpt: In 1949, Simone de Beauvoir, then 41 years old, created a sensation in Paris with her book The Second Sex. Women, she argued, are half the human race but in all places and times… More

Simone de Beauvoir Today

– Simone de Beauvoir Today.  Duke Univeristy.  September 23, 2011.
The symposium, held at Duke University in September 23, 2011, commemorated the 25th death anniversary of 20th century’s leading feminist theorist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir… More

Simone de Beauvoir Master-Mind Lecture at the British Academy

– Toril Moi.  "Simone de Beauvoir."  The British Academy.  March 20, 2014.
The British Academy Master-Mind Lecture delivered by Professor Toril Moi on March 20 2014 at the British Academy in London. Join Professor Moi as she discusses Simone de Beauvoir, a… More

Harvey Mansfield and Bill Kristol on Feminism

– Harvey Mansfield on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism.  Conversations with Bill Kristol.  2014.
A discussion of American conservatism, the Federalist, and the problem of feminism with the Harvard government professor.  The discussion on feminism begins at 1:01:29.    

Commentary

She Came to Stay

– She Came to Stay. Translated by Roger Senhouse and Yvonne Moyse. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.,1954. English translation of L'Invitée (Paris: Gallimard, 1943).
From the publisher: Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon… More

The Second Sex

– The Second Sex. Translated by H. M. Parshley. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. English translation of Le deuxième sexe (Paris: Gallimard, 1949).
Excerpt: For a long time I have hesitated to write a book on woman. The subject is irritating, especially to women; and it is not new. Enough ink has been spilled in quarrelling over… More

Must We Burn Sade?

– Must We Burn Sade? Translated by Annette Michelson, The Marquis de Sade. New York: Grove Press, 1966. English translation of Faut-il brûler Sade? (Paris: Gallimard, 1955).
“Must We Burn Sade?”, a translation of “Faut-il bruler Sade?”, was originally published in ‘Les Temps Moderne’, December 1951 and January 1952. … More

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

– Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. Translated by James Kirkup. Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963. English translation of Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (Paris: Gallimard, 1958).
From the publisher: A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir’s Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture… More

In Defense of Djamila Boupacha

– "In Defense of Djamila Boupacha." Le Monde, 3 June, 1960. Appendix B in Djamila Boupacha: The Story of the Torture of a Young Algerian Girl which Shocked Liberal French Opinion; Introduction to Djamila Boupacha. Edited by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi. Translated by Peter Green. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. English translations of Djamila Boupacha (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
Originally a 1960 Le Monde article looking at the treatment of 23 year old Algerian Djamila Boupacha.

Simone de Beauvoir on Woman

– Leighton, Janet.  Simone de Beauvoir on Woman.  Cranbury, NJ and London: Associated University Press, 1975.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir on Woman analyzes de Beauvoir’s novels and her autobiography and compares the women characters and de Beauvoir’s account of her own life… More

When Things of the Spirit Come First

– When Things of the Spirit Come First. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. New York: Pantheon Books, 1982. English translation of Quand prime le spirituel (Paris: Gallimard, 1979).
From the publisher: This is a collection of semi-autobiographical tales written when the author was only 30, before World War II. Each tale concerns a young woman struggling with the… More

Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment

– Whitmarsh, Anne. Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir, whose name is inextricably linked with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, became famous as a leader of the existentialist movement and as a member of a… More

After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir

– Schwarzer, Alice. After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Marianne Howarth. New York: Pantheon Books, 1984.
From the publisher: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir by Alice Schwarzer. Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex” became the Bible of modern feminism, just as her life… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin

– Evans, Mary. Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin. New York: Tavistock, 1985.
From a review: This  is  a  brilliant  study  of  the  texts  of  Simone  de  Beauvoir  and  the  contexts  in  which  they  are  currently  being  interpreted. … More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Okely, Judith. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
From the publisher: Judith Okely examines the work of Simone de Beauvoir from two very different points of view. First there is the story of her initial response when she read the SECOND… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Appignanesi, Lisa. Simone de Beauvoir, London and New York: Penguin, 1988.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir was a member of the intellectual elite of philosopher-writers whose feminist ideas revolutionised conventional thinking. She is known primarily for… More

Gendering the Body: Beauvoir’s Philosophical Contribution

– Butler, Judith. “Gendering the Body: Beauvoir's Philosophical Contribution,” in Women, Knowledge, and Reality: Explorations in Philosophy, A. Garry and M. Pearsall (eds.). Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
From the publisher: In recent years feminist philosophers have provided us with an extensive critique of traditional philosophy. In questioning its most fundamental assumptions, they are… More

Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir

– Moi, Toril. Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
From the publisher: Toril Moi has rapidly acquired a powerful reputation for her lucid, and controversial interventions in feminist debates. This book gives an overview of her intellectual… More

Hipparchia’s Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.

– Le Doeuff, Michèle. Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc, translated by Trista Selous. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1991.
From the publisher: A work of rare insight and irreverence, Hipparchia’s Choice boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of… More

Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman

– Moi, Toril. Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
From the publisher: In Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman, Toril Moi shows how Simone de Beauvoir became the leading feminist thinker and emblematic intellectual woman… More

Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir

– Simons, Margaret (ed). Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.
From the publisher: For almost twenty years, feminist readings of Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist classic The Second Sex have been dominated by dismissive interpretation of Beauvoir’s… More

Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir

– Vintges, Karen. Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Anne Lavelle. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: Philosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir’s… More

Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’

– Lundgren-Gothlin, Eva. Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex', translated by Linda Schenck. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: An analysis of the philosophical foundations and structure of “The Second Sex”. It reveals not only the influence of Sartre but that of Hegel/Kojeve and… More

Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir

– Mahon, Joseph and Campling, Jo.  Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction

– Fullbrook, Edward and  Fullbrook, Kate. Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 1998.
From the publisher: This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Keefe, Terry. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
From the publisher: Taking account of recent biographies and posthumously-published works, this study sets de Beauvoir’s fiction withing the context of her life and works as a whole,… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader

– Fallaize, Elizabeth (ed). Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
From the publisher: This is the first volume to gather together all the classic critical texts on Simone de Beauvoir’s work as a feminist, novelist and philosopher. The essays are… More

Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony

– Tidd, Ursula. Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
From the publisher: This is the first full-length study to explore Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiographical and biographical writings in the context of her ideas on selfhood as… More

The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir

– Fishwick, Sarah. The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford and New York: P. Lang, 2002.
From the publisher: This study provides a comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s writings on corporeality. By means of a ‘constructivist’ exploration of the vision of… More

Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir

– Heinamaa, Sara. Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1995.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe has been studied extensively since its appearance in 1949. Through the years, certain passages have taken on prestige;… More

The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir

– Scarth, Fredrika. The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
From the publisher: In The Other Within, Fredrika Scarth builds upon the recent studies that have surfaced as part of the Simone de Beauvoir renaissance to offer a reading of The Second Sex… More

Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism

– Duran, Jane. Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
From the publisher: Spanning over nine hundred years, “Eight Women Philosophers” is the first singly-authored work to trace the themes of standard philosophical theorizing and… More

Naomi Wolf and Harvey Mansfield Debate Feminism

– After Words with Harvey Mansfield and Naomi Wolf.  C-SPAN.  March 15, 2006.
Professor Mansfield was interviewed by Ms. Wolf about his book Manliness, published by Yale University Press. He explained that the book was his answer to the question, “What is… More

The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir by Emily Grosholz

– Grosholz, Emily. The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
From the publisher: This collection of new essays treats the historical, philosophical, and literary dimensions of Simone de Beauvoir’s thought, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of… More

Manliness by Harvey Mansfield

– Mansfield, Harvey. Manliness. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2006.
Manliness by Harvey Mansfield offers an important analysis and critique of the writings of Simone de Beauvoir. From the publisher: This book invites—no, demands—a response from its… More

Re-Reading The Second Sex’s ‘Simone de Beauvoir’

– Grimwood, Tom. “Re-Reading The Second Sex's 'Simone de Beauvoir,'” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 16(1): 197–213, 2008.
Abstract: Referencing ‘Simone de Beauvoir’ is to reference a stage in the history of feminist philosophy; when one cites the name ‘Simone de Beauvoir’, as the signature of The… More

Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman’s Point of View

– Mann, Bonnie. “Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman's Point of View,” Philosophy Today, 52(2): 136–149, 2008.
Abstract: Recently, philosophers have taken to announcing a revival or a renaissance in the study of the philosophical work of Simone de Beauvoir. Sonia Kruks argues that feminist Beauvoir… More

Not Lost in Translation by Christina Hoff Sommers

– Hoff Sommers, Christina. “Not Lost in Translation.” Claremont Review of Books. December 8, 2010.
Excerpt: In 1949, Simone de Beauvoir, then 41 years old, created a sensation in Paris with her book The Second Sex. Women, she argued, are half the human race but in all places and times… More

Simone de Beauvoir Today

– Simone de Beauvoir Today.  Duke Univeristy.  September 23, 2011.
The symposium, held at Duke University in September 23, 2011, commemorated the 25th death anniversary of 20th century’s leading feminist theorist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir… More

Simone de Beauvoir Master-Mind Lecture at the British Academy

– Toril Moi.  "Simone de Beauvoir."  The British Academy.  March 20, 2014.
The British Academy Master-Mind Lecture delivered by Professor Toril Moi on March 20 2014 at the British Academy in London. Join Professor Moi as she discusses Simone de Beauvoir, a… More

Harvey Mansfield and Bill Kristol on Feminism

– Harvey Mansfield on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism.  Conversations with Bill Kristol.  2014.
A discussion of American conservatism, the Federalist, and the problem of feminism with the Harvard government professor.  The discussion on feminism begins at 1:01:29.    

Multimedia

She Came to Stay

– She Came to Stay. Translated by Roger Senhouse and Yvonne Moyse. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.,1954. English translation of L'Invitée (Paris: Gallimard, 1943).
From the publisher: Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon… More

The Second Sex

– The Second Sex. Translated by H. M. Parshley. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. English translation of Le deuxième sexe (Paris: Gallimard, 1949).
Excerpt: For a long time I have hesitated to write a book on woman. The subject is irritating, especially to women; and it is not new. Enough ink has been spilled in quarrelling over… More

Must We Burn Sade?

– Must We Burn Sade? Translated by Annette Michelson, The Marquis de Sade. New York: Grove Press, 1966. English translation of Faut-il brûler Sade? (Paris: Gallimard, 1955).
“Must We Burn Sade?”, a translation of “Faut-il bruler Sade?”, was originally published in ‘Les Temps Moderne’, December 1951 and January 1952. … More

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

– Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. Translated by James Kirkup. Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963. English translation of Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (Paris: Gallimard, 1958).
From the publisher: A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir’s Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture… More

In Defense of Djamila Boupacha

– "In Defense of Djamila Boupacha." Le Monde, 3 June, 1960. Appendix B in Djamila Boupacha: The Story of the Torture of a Young Algerian Girl which Shocked Liberal French Opinion; Introduction to Djamila Boupacha. Edited by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi. Translated by Peter Green. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. English translations of Djamila Boupacha (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
Originally a 1960 Le Monde article looking at the treatment of 23 year old Algerian Djamila Boupacha.

Simone de Beauvoir on Woman

– Leighton, Janet.  Simone de Beauvoir on Woman.  Cranbury, NJ and London: Associated University Press, 1975.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir on Woman analyzes de Beauvoir’s novels and her autobiography and compares the women characters and de Beauvoir’s account of her own life… More

When Things of the Spirit Come First

– When Things of the Spirit Come First. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. New York: Pantheon Books, 1982. English translation of Quand prime le spirituel (Paris: Gallimard, 1979).
From the publisher: This is a collection of semi-autobiographical tales written when the author was only 30, before World War II. Each tale concerns a young woman struggling with the… More

Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment

– Whitmarsh, Anne. Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir, whose name is inextricably linked with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, became famous as a leader of the existentialist movement and as a member of a… More

After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir

– Schwarzer, Alice. After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Marianne Howarth. New York: Pantheon Books, 1984.
From the publisher: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir by Alice Schwarzer. Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex” became the Bible of modern feminism, just as her life… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin

– Evans, Mary. Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin. New York: Tavistock, 1985.
From a review: This  is  a  brilliant  study  of  the  texts  of  Simone  de  Beauvoir  and  the  contexts  in  which  they  are  currently  being  interpreted. … More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Okely, Judith. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
From the publisher: Judith Okely examines the work of Simone de Beauvoir from two very different points of view. First there is the story of her initial response when she read the SECOND… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Appignanesi, Lisa. Simone de Beauvoir, London and New York: Penguin, 1988.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir was a member of the intellectual elite of philosopher-writers whose feminist ideas revolutionised conventional thinking. She is known primarily for… More

Gendering the Body: Beauvoir’s Philosophical Contribution

– Butler, Judith. “Gendering the Body: Beauvoir's Philosophical Contribution,” in Women, Knowledge, and Reality: Explorations in Philosophy, A. Garry and M. Pearsall (eds.). Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
From the publisher: In recent years feminist philosophers have provided us with an extensive critique of traditional philosophy. In questioning its most fundamental assumptions, they are… More

Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir

– Moi, Toril. Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
From the publisher: Toril Moi has rapidly acquired a powerful reputation for her lucid, and controversial interventions in feminist debates. This book gives an overview of her intellectual… More

Hipparchia’s Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.

– Le Doeuff, Michèle. Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc, translated by Trista Selous. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1991.
From the publisher: A work of rare insight and irreverence, Hipparchia’s Choice boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of… More

Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman

– Moi, Toril. Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
From the publisher: In Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman, Toril Moi shows how Simone de Beauvoir became the leading feminist thinker and emblematic intellectual woman… More

Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir

– Simons, Margaret (ed). Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.
From the publisher: For almost twenty years, feminist readings of Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist classic The Second Sex have been dominated by dismissive interpretation of Beauvoir’s… More

Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir

– Vintges, Karen. Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Anne Lavelle. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: Philosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir’s… More

Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’

– Lundgren-Gothlin, Eva. Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex', translated by Linda Schenck. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: An analysis of the philosophical foundations and structure of “The Second Sex”. It reveals not only the influence of Sartre but that of Hegel/Kojeve and… More

Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir

– Mahon, Joseph and Campling, Jo.  Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction

– Fullbrook, Edward and  Fullbrook, Kate. Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 1998.
From the publisher: This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Keefe, Terry. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
From the publisher: Taking account of recent biographies and posthumously-published works, this study sets de Beauvoir’s fiction withing the context of her life and works as a whole,… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader

– Fallaize, Elizabeth (ed). Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
From the publisher: This is the first volume to gather together all the classic critical texts on Simone de Beauvoir’s work as a feminist, novelist and philosopher. The essays are… More

Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony

– Tidd, Ursula. Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
From the publisher: This is the first full-length study to explore Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiographical and biographical writings in the context of her ideas on selfhood as… More

The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir

– Fishwick, Sarah. The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford and New York: P. Lang, 2002.
From the publisher: This study provides a comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s writings on corporeality. By means of a ‘constructivist’ exploration of the vision of… More

Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir

– Heinamaa, Sara. Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1995.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe has been studied extensively since its appearance in 1949. Through the years, certain passages have taken on prestige;… More

The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir

– Scarth, Fredrika. The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
From the publisher: In The Other Within, Fredrika Scarth builds upon the recent studies that have surfaced as part of the Simone de Beauvoir renaissance to offer a reading of The Second Sex… More

Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism

– Duran, Jane. Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
From the publisher: Spanning over nine hundred years, “Eight Women Philosophers” is the first singly-authored work to trace the themes of standard philosophical theorizing and… More

Naomi Wolf and Harvey Mansfield Debate Feminism

– After Words with Harvey Mansfield and Naomi Wolf.  C-SPAN.  March 15, 2006.
Professor Mansfield was interviewed by Ms. Wolf about his book Manliness, published by Yale University Press. He explained that the book was his answer to the question, “What is… More

The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir by Emily Grosholz

– Grosholz, Emily. The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
From the publisher: This collection of new essays treats the historical, philosophical, and literary dimensions of Simone de Beauvoir’s thought, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of… More

Manliness by Harvey Mansfield

– Mansfield, Harvey. Manliness. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2006.
Manliness by Harvey Mansfield offers an important analysis and critique of the writings of Simone de Beauvoir. From the publisher: This book invites—no, demands—a response from its… More

Re-Reading The Second Sex’s ‘Simone de Beauvoir’

– Grimwood, Tom. “Re-Reading The Second Sex's 'Simone de Beauvoir,'” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 16(1): 197–213, 2008.
Abstract: Referencing ‘Simone de Beauvoir’ is to reference a stage in the history of feminist philosophy; when one cites the name ‘Simone de Beauvoir’, as the signature of The… More

Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman’s Point of View

– Mann, Bonnie. “Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman's Point of View,” Philosophy Today, 52(2): 136–149, 2008.
Abstract: Recently, philosophers have taken to announcing a revival or a renaissance in the study of the philosophical work of Simone de Beauvoir. Sonia Kruks argues that feminist Beauvoir… More

Not Lost in Translation by Christina Hoff Sommers

– Hoff Sommers, Christina. “Not Lost in Translation.” Claremont Review of Books. December 8, 2010.
Excerpt: In 1949, Simone de Beauvoir, then 41 years old, created a sensation in Paris with her book The Second Sex. Women, she argued, are half the human race but in all places and times… More

Simone de Beauvoir Today

– Simone de Beauvoir Today.  Duke Univeristy.  September 23, 2011.
The symposium, held at Duke University in September 23, 2011, commemorated the 25th death anniversary of 20th century’s leading feminist theorist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir… More

Simone de Beauvoir Master-Mind Lecture at the British Academy

– Toril Moi.  "Simone de Beauvoir."  The British Academy.  March 20, 2014.
The British Academy Master-Mind Lecture delivered by Professor Toril Moi on March 20 2014 at the British Academy in London. Join Professor Moi as she discusses Simone de Beauvoir, a… More

Harvey Mansfield and Bill Kristol on Feminism

– Harvey Mansfield on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism.  Conversations with Bill Kristol.  2014.
A discussion of American conservatism, the Federalist, and the problem of feminism with the Harvard government professor.  The discussion on feminism begins at 1:01:29.    

Teaching

She Came to Stay

– She Came to Stay. Translated by Roger Senhouse and Yvonne Moyse. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.,1954. English translation of L'Invitée (Paris: Gallimard, 1943).
From the publisher: Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon… More

The Second Sex

– The Second Sex. Translated by H. M. Parshley. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. English translation of Le deuxième sexe (Paris: Gallimard, 1949).
Excerpt: For a long time I have hesitated to write a book on woman. The subject is irritating, especially to women; and it is not new. Enough ink has been spilled in quarrelling over… More

Must We Burn Sade?

– Must We Burn Sade? Translated by Annette Michelson, The Marquis de Sade. New York: Grove Press, 1966. English translation of Faut-il brûler Sade? (Paris: Gallimard, 1955).
“Must We Burn Sade?”, a translation of “Faut-il bruler Sade?”, was originally published in ‘Les Temps Moderne’, December 1951 and January 1952. … More

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

– Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter. Translated by James Kirkup. Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963. English translation of Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (Paris: Gallimard, 1958).
From the publisher: A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir’s Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture… More

In Defense of Djamila Boupacha

– "In Defense of Djamila Boupacha." Le Monde, 3 June, 1960. Appendix B in Djamila Boupacha: The Story of the Torture of a Young Algerian Girl which Shocked Liberal French Opinion; Introduction to Djamila Boupacha. Edited by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi. Translated by Peter Green. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. English translations of Djamila Boupacha (Paris: Gallimard, 1962).
Originally a 1960 Le Monde article looking at the treatment of 23 year old Algerian Djamila Boupacha.

Simone de Beauvoir on Woman

– Leighton, Janet.  Simone de Beauvoir on Woman.  Cranbury, NJ and London: Associated University Press, 1975.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir on Woman analyzes de Beauvoir’s novels and her autobiography and compares the women characters and de Beauvoir’s account of her own life… More

When Things of the Spirit Come First

– When Things of the Spirit Come First. Translated by Patrick O'Brian. New York: Pantheon Books, 1982. English translation of Quand prime le spirituel (Paris: Gallimard, 1979).
From the publisher: This is a collection of semi-autobiographical tales written when the author was only 30, before World War II. Each tale concerns a young woman struggling with the… More

Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment

– Whitmarsh, Anne. Simone de Beauvoir and the Limits of Commitment. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir, whose name is inextricably linked with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, became famous as a leader of the existentialist movement and as a member of a… More

After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir

– Schwarzer, Alice. After the Second Sex: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Marianne Howarth. New York: Pantheon Books, 1984.
From the publisher: Conversations with Simone de Beauvoir by Alice Schwarzer. Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Second Sex” became the Bible of modern feminism, just as her life… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin

– Evans, Mary. Simone de Beauvoir: A Feminist Mandarin. New York: Tavistock, 1985.
From a review: This  is  a  brilliant  study  of  the  texts  of  Simone  de  Beauvoir  and  the  contexts  in  which  they  are  currently  being  interpreted. … More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Okely, Judith. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.
From the publisher: Judith Okely examines the work of Simone de Beauvoir from two very different points of view. First there is the story of her initial response when she read the SECOND… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Appignanesi, Lisa. Simone de Beauvoir, London and New York: Penguin, 1988.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir was a member of the intellectual elite of philosopher-writers whose feminist ideas revolutionised conventional thinking. She is known primarily for… More

Gendering the Body: Beauvoir’s Philosophical Contribution

– Butler, Judith. “Gendering the Body: Beauvoir's Philosophical Contribution,” in Women, Knowledge, and Reality: Explorations in Philosophy, A. Garry and M. Pearsall (eds.). Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1989.
From the publisher: In recent years feminist philosophers have provided us with an extensive critique of traditional philosophy. In questioning its most fundamental assumptions, they are… More

Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir

– Moi, Toril. Feminist Theory and Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
From the publisher: Toril Moi has rapidly acquired a powerful reputation for her lucid, and controversial interventions in feminist debates. This book gives an overview of her intellectual… More

Hipparchia’s Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.

– Le Doeuff, Michèle. Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc, translated by Trista Selous. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1991.
From the publisher: A work of rare insight and irreverence, Hipparchia’s Choice boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of… More

Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman

– Moi, Toril. Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
From the publisher: In Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman, Toril Moi shows how Simone de Beauvoir became the leading feminist thinker and emblematic intellectual woman… More

Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir

– Simons, Margaret (ed). Feminist Interpretations of Simone de Beauvoir. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995.
From the publisher: For almost twenty years, feminist readings of Simone de Beauvoir’s feminist classic The Second Sex have been dominated by dismissive interpretation of Beauvoir’s… More

Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir

– Vintges, Karen. Philosophy as Passion: The Thinking of Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Anne Lavelle. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: Philosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir’s… More

Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’

– Lundgren-Gothlin, Eva. Sex and Existence: Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex', translated by Linda Schenck. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
From the publisher: An analysis of the philosophical foundations and structure of “The Second Sex”. It reveals not only the influence of Sartre but that of Hegel/Kojeve and… More

Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir

– Mahon, Joseph and Campling, Jo.  Existentialism, Feminism, and Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir made her own distinctive contribution to existentialism in the form of an ethics which diverged sharply from that of Jean-Paul Sartre. In her novels… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction

– Fullbrook, Edward and  Fullbrook, Kate. Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press, 1998.
From the publisher: This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophical thought. Beauvoir has long been recognized as the twentieth… More

Simone de Beauvoir

– Keefe, Terry. Simone de Beauvoir. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
From the publisher: Taking account of recent biographies and posthumously-published works, this study sets de Beauvoir’s fiction withing the context of her life and works as a whole,… More

Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader

– Fallaize, Elizabeth (ed). Simone de Beauvoir: A Critical Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
From the publisher: This is the first volume to gather together all the classic critical texts on Simone de Beauvoir’s work as a feminist, novelist and philosopher. The essays are… More

Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony

– Tidd, Ursula. Simone de Beauvoir, Gender, and Testimony. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
From the publisher: This is the first full-length study to explore Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiographical and biographical writings in the context of her ideas on selfhood as… More

The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir

– Fishwick, Sarah. The Body in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford and New York: P. Lang, 2002.
From the publisher: This study provides a comprehensive introduction to Simone de Beauvoir’s writings on corporeality. By means of a ‘constructivist’ exploration of the vision of… More

Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir

– Heinamaa, Sara. Toward a Phenomenology of Sexual Difference: Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1995.
From the publisher: Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe has been studied extensively since its appearance in 1949. Through the years, certain passages have taken on prestige;… More

The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir

– Scarth, Fredrika. The Other Within: Ethics, Politics, and the Body in Simone de Beauvoir. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
From the publisher: In The Other Within, Fredrika Scarth builds upon the recent studies that have surfaced as part of the Simone de Beauvoir renaissance to offer a reading of The Second Sex… More

Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism

– Duran, Jane. Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2006.
From the publisher: Spanning over nine hundred years, “Eight Women Philosophers” is the first singly-authored work to trace the themes of standard philosophical theorizing and… More

Naomi Wolf and Harvey Mansfield Debate Feminism

– After Words with Harvey Mansfield and Naomi Wolf.  C-SPAN.  March 15, 2006.
Professor Mansfield was interviewed by Ms. Wolf about his book Manliness, published by Yale University Press. He explained that the book was his answer to the question, “What is… More

The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir by Emily Grosholz

– Grosholz, Emily. The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
From the publisher: This collection of new essays treats the historical, philosophical, and literary dimensions of Simone de Beauvoir’s thought, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of… More

Manliness by Harvey Mansfield

– Mansfield, Harvey. Manliness. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2006.
Manliness by Harvey Mansfield offers an important analysis and critique of the writings of Simone de Beauvoir. From the publisher: This book invites—no, demands—a response from its… More

Re-Reading The Second Sex’s ‘Simone de Beauvoir’

– Grimwood, Tom. “Re-Reading The Second Sex's 'Simone de Beauvoir,'” British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 16(1): 197–213, 2008.
Abstract: Referencing ‘Simone de Beauvoir’ is to reference a stage in the history of feminist philosophy; when one cites the name ‘Simone de Beauvoir’, as the signature of The… More

Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman’s Point of View

– Mann, Bonnie. “Beauvoir and the Question of a Woman's Point of View,” Philosophy Today, 52(2): 136–149, 2008.
Abstract: Recently, philosophers have taken to announcing a revival or a renaissance in the study of the philosophical work of Simone de Beauvoir. Sonia Kruks argues that feminist Beauvoir… More

Not Lost in Translation by Christina Hoff Sommers

– Hoff Sommers, Christina. “Not Lost in Translation.” Claremont Review of Books. December 8, 2010.
Excerpt: In 1949, Simone de Beauvoir, then 41 years old, created a sensation in Paris with her book The Second Sex. Women, she argued, are half the human race but in all places and times… More

Simone de Beauvoir Today

– Simone de Beauvoir Today.  Duke Univeristy.  September 23, 2011.
The symposium, held at Duke University in September 23, 2011, commemorated the 25th death anniversary of 20th century’s leading feminist theorist and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir… More

Simone de Beauvoir Master-Mind Lecture at the British Academy

– Toril Moi.  "Simone de Beauvoir."  The British Academy.  March 20, 2014.
The British Academy Master-Mind Lecture delivered by Professor Toril Moi on March 20 2014 at the British Academy in London. Join Professor Moi as she discusses Simone de Beauvoir, a… More

Harvey Mansfield and Bill Kristol on Feminism

– Harvey Mansfield on Conservatism, Constitutionalism, and Feminism.  Conversations with Bill Kristol.  2014.
A discussion of American conservatism, the Federalist, and the problem of feminism with the Harvard government professor.  The discussion on feminism begins at 1:01:29.