{"product_id":"a-companion-to-simone-de-beauvoir-paperback-softback-9781119415343","title":"A Companion to Simone de Beauvoir (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119415343","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Simone de Beauvoir\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura Hengehold (Edited by), Nancy Bauer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119415343, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 August 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e560 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.953 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Choice award for Outstanding Academic Title!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work of Simone de Beauvoir has endured and flowered in the last two decades, thanks primarily to the lasting influence of \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e on the rise of academic discussions of gender, sexuality, and old age. Now, in this new \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003ededicated to her life and writings, an international assembly of prominent scholars, essayists, and leading interpreters reflect upon the range of Beauvoir’s contribution to philosophy as one of the great authors, thinkers, and public intellectuals of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Beauvoir’s rich intellectual life from a variety of angles—including literary, historical, and anthropological perspectives—and situates her in relation to her forbears and contemporaries in the philosophical canon. Essays in each of four thematic sections reveal the breadth and acuity of her insight, from the significance of \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e and her work on the metaphysics of gender to her plentiful contributions in ethics and political philosophy. Later chapters trace the relationship between Beauvoir’s philosophical and literary work and open up her scholarship to global issues, questions of race, and the legacy of colonialism and sexism. The volume concludes by considering her impact on contemporary feminist thought writ large, and features pioneering work from a new generation of Beauvoir scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmbitious and unprecedented in scope, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Simone de Beauvoir \u003c\/i\u003eis an accessible and interdisciplinary resource for students, teachers, and researchers across the humanities and social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Hengehold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Re‐reading The Second Sex 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Reception and Scholarship 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Beauvoir’s Transdisciplinarity: From Philosophy to Gender Theory 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStella Sandford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Intellectual and Social Context of The Second Sex 28\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSandra Reineke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 “The Limits of the Abject.” The Reception of Le Deuxième Sexe in 1949 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIngrid Galster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Simone de Beauvoir and the Race\/Gender Analogy in \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex Revisited 47\u003cbr\u003e Kathryn T. Gines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Two English Translations of Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily R. Grosholz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Central Themes 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Beauvoir and the Biological Body 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Groenhout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Becoming Bodies 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily Anne Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Drama of Independence: Narcissism, Childhood, and the Family Complexes 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily Zakin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Second Sexuality: Training in the Work of Simone de Beauvoir and Michel Foucault 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Beth Mader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Beauvoir and the Ambiguities of Motherhood 122\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Laboring with Beauvoir: In Search of the Embodied Subject in Childbirth 134\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara Cohen Shabot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Simone de Beauvoir on Motherhood and Destiny 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy Bauer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Love – According to Simone de Beauvoir 160\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTove Pettersen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Why is Woman the Other? 174\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTanella Boni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Beauvoir’s Intellectual Engagements 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Beauvoir and Hegel 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKimberly Hutchings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Simone de Beauvoir’s Relation to Hegel’s Absolute 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZeynep Direk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Beauvoir and Merleau‐Ponty 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer McWeeny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Beauvoir and Merleau‐Ponty on Freedom and Authenticity 224\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Wilkerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Beauvoir and the Marxism Question 236\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSonia Kruks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Beauvoir Between Structuralism and “Aleatory Materialism” 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEva D. Bahovec\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Unweaving the Threads of Influence: Beauvoir and Sartre 260\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Daigle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Beyond the Second Sex 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Beauvoir’s Ethics and Political Philosophy 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 “Pyrrhus and Cineas”: The Conditions of a Meaningful Life 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristana Arp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Separation and Queer Connection in The Ethics of Ambiguity 286\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Hengehold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Simone de Beauvoir on Violence and Politics 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLori J. Marso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Why Rape? Lessons from The Second Sex 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDebra Bergoffen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Simone de Beauvoir, Women’s Oppression and Existential Freedom 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Hill Collins\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eB. Beauvoir and the Art of Philosophical Fiction 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Beauvoir as Literary Writer 341\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeryl Altman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Simone de Beauvoir and the Dialectic of Desire in L’Invitée 356\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne van Leeuwen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Failure of Female Identity in Simone de Beauvoir’s Fiction 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShannon M. Mussett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Power of Literature: Simone de Beauvoir’s Les Mandarins and the Metaphysical Novel 379\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally J. Scholz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Beauvoir’s Scope: Memory, History, and Age 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Beauvoir, Philosophy, and Autobiography 393\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret A. Simons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Witnessing Self, Witnessing Other in Beauvoir’s Life Writings 406\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUrsula Tidd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Simone de Beauvoir: Women and Philosophy of History 418\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichel Kail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 The Postwar World According to Beauvoir 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam McBride\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Afterlives: Beauvoir’s Old Age and the Intersections of The Second Sex 438\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePenelope Deutscher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Beauvoir and Contemporary Feminism 449\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Race After Beauvoir 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShannon Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Who Is the Subject of The Second Sex? Life, Science, and Transmasculine Embodiment in Beauvoir’s Chapter on Biology 463\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. Alexander Antonopoulos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Misunderstanding in Paris 478\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Vintges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Beauvoir’s Legacy to the Quartiers: The Changing Face of French Feminism 489\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiane Perpich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Second Languaging The Second Sex, Its Conceptual Genius: A Translingual Contemporization of “On ne naît pas femme: on le devient.” 500\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKyoo Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 514\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474970833176,"sku":"9781119415343","price":31.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119415343.jpg?v=1785802222","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-simone-de-beauvoir-paperback-softback-9781119415343","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}