Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir was a French philosopher and social thinker who lived from 1908 to 1986 and became a major voice in existentialism and feminist theory. Her work examining how society shapes individual freedom and women's roles continues to influence philosophy, literature, and discussions about equality today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 January 1908
- Died
- 14 April 1986
- Works
- 339
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Film & TV
Writing · Paris, France
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory
Known for
- Le deuxième sexe : Sur les traces de Simone de Beauvoir — Self (Archive footage)2025
- Looking for Simone — Self (archive footage)2024
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova — Self2022
- The Century of Icons — Self (archive footage)2022
- Beauvoir, l'aventure d'être soi — Self : Philosopher (archive footage)2021
- Delphine and Carole — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Lévi-Strauss Century — Self (archive footage)
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Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, nor was she considered one at the time of her death, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory.
Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, short stories, biographies, autobiographies, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She was best known for her "trailblazing work in feminist philosophy", The Second Sex (1949), a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism. She was also known for her novels, the most famous of which were She Came to Stay (1943) and The Mandarins (1954).