{"product_id":"philosophy-as-passion-paperback","title":"Philosophy as Passion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Vintges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Accessible, attractively written (and very well translated), Vintges's study is a convincing defence of de Beauvoir against some of the more common criticisms.\" --Radical Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . Vintges's meticulous textual analysis, logical clarity, and sweeping originality guarantee her book its enduring value. Indispensable for students of Beauvoir's philosophy and existentialism, Vintges's book will prove valuable as well in courses on ethics, postmodernism, and feminist theory.\" --Ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . a highly informative book.\" --Teaching Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . important . . . well worth reading.\" --Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . clearly written, comprehensive . . . will prove valuable as well in courses on ethics, postmodernism, and feminist theory.\" --Ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is essential reading for those interested in Beauvoir and in existentialism generally.\" --Women's Philosophy Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The moral theory revealed offers ethical answers to some of today's most difficult issues.\" --AAUW Outlook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy as Passion\u003c\/i\u003e refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir's independent, original ethics and philosophy, drawing on the moral-philosophical treatises of the 1940s and '50s, The Second Sex, The Mandarins, and her autobiographical works. Vintges shows that Beauvoir's unique notions added an ethical dimension to existentialist philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy as Passion refutes the commonly held view of Simone de Beauvoir as no more than an acolyte of Jean-Paul Sartre. Karen Vintges delineates Beauvoir's independent, original ethics and philosophy, drawing on the moral philosophical treatises of the 1940's and 1950's along with The Second Sex, her novel The Mandarins, and autobiographical works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKAREN VINTGES is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. A founder and editor of the journal Krisis, she has published essays on Beauvoir, Foucault, and theories of ideology, pornography, and feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.24 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348578713849,"sku":"9780253210708","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8CjhGbkEyN9780253210708.webp?v=1769774794","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/philosophy-as-passion-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}