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Simone de Beauvoir, Ethics of Ambiguity - The Paradox Of Action For Humans - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century existentialist and feminist philosopher, novelist, essayist, and playwright Simone de Beauvoir's book, The Ethics of Ambiguity It focuses specifically on what she calls the "paradox of action" which imposes itself upon human ...  Show more

Simone de Beauvoir, Ethics of Ambiguity - Conservatives' Sophisms About Freedom

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century existentialist and feminist philosopher, novelist, essayist, and playwright Simone de Beauvoir's book, The Ethics of Ambiguity It focuses specifically on what she terms "sophisms", that is plausible but ultimately bad argumen ...  Show more

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