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Simone de BeauvoirThe Ethics Of Ambiguity
Simone de BeauvoirNonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1947A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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Consider the current political climate and the various social justice issues of the day. How might we apply de Beauvoir’s existentialist system of ethics to our own lives? Is it possible?
In Part I, de Beauvoir compares the tenets of Marxism to existentialism, particularly in their view on freedom. How does de Beauvoir’s system of ethics align with Marxism? How does it diverge?
The devastating effects of World War II have an enormous influence on The Ethics of Ambiguity. Could this text have been written in a time of peace?
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