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The essential companion to Simone de Beauvoir's celebrated novel.

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Author:   Sally J. Scholz ,  Shannon M. Mussett
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9780791465592

ISBN 10:   0791465594
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   06 October 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments Introduction Sally J. Scholz and Shannon M. Mussett 1. The Conflict of Ideologies in The Mandarins: Communism and Democracy, Then and Now William L. McBride 2. Sustained Praxis: The Challenge of Solidarity in The Mandarins and Beyond Sally J. Scholz 3. Living on Rails: Freedom, Constraint, and Political Judgment in Beauvoir Sonia Kruks 4. Testimony, Historicite, and the Intellectual in Simone de Beauvoir Ursula Tidd 5. The Return of Commitment: Simone de Beauvoir Karen Vintges 6. ""Politics Is a Living Thing"": The Intellectual's Dilemma in Beauvoir's The Mandarins Gail Weiss 7. Personal Choice and the Seduction of the Absolute in The Mandarins Shannon M. Mussett 8. Love, Theory, and Politics: Critical Trinities in Simone de Beauvoir Jen McWeeny 9. Simone de Beauvoir on Achieving Subjectivity Thomas W. Busch 10. When a Woman Loves a Man: Ownness and Otherness in The Mandarins Eleanore Holveck 11. Salon-Haunters: The Impasse Facing French Intellectuals Peg Brand List of Contributors Index"

Reviews

The collection strikes a perfect balance between analyzing the novel on its own terms and relating it to 'real life' political and cultural issues, as well as to Beauvoir's nonfiction and the work of Sartre, Husserl, Hegel, and Foucault. It's a must read for Beauvoir scholars, as well as for the broader community of philosophers who work on existentialism, feminist philosophy, and the relationship of philosophy and literature.

Author Information

Sally J. Scholz is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University and the author of On de Beauvoir. Shannon M. Mussett is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Utah Valley State College.

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