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by Simone de Beauvoir

Existentialism and the making of a life

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Existentialism and the making of a life

Simone de Beauvoir’s writings collected here approach existentialism through questions about how people should think and act, and what it means to live with human freedom. The description foregrounds the individual’s place in the world and challenges fixed notions of good and evil, presenting the making of one’s destiny as central to the human condition. This compact framing places the book at the intersection of philosophical inquiry and de Beauvoir’s broader work as a feminist and social thinker.

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  • Readers exploring existentialist philosophy and its questions about individual freedom.
  • Readers interested in Simone de Beauvoir’s philosophical and social thought.

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ExistentialismIndividual freedomGood and evilHuman conditionPersonal responsibility

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Book overview

The groundbreaking writings on the philosophy of the individual by iconic feminist and social thinker, Simone de Beauvoir

How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good and evil, and show instead how we make our own destiny simply by being.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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