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| Existentialism: Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of individual freedom and responsibility. Existentialists believe that humans are not born with a predetermined purpose or meaning in life, but must create their own meaning through our choices and actions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Simone de Beauvoir on Existentialism - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 300 Existentialism/Beauvoir: "Our perspective is that of existentialist ethics" (1), Beauvoir explains. Freedom and transcendence are the descriptive and normative basic provisions of this ethics. Transcendence refers to the power of human transgression potency towards infinite possibilities of existence. The individual is free in so far as it exists as a design of itself. Brocker I 304 (Context: this is about the gender ratio man/woman and the gender roles, which are analysed against the background of existentialism in the middle of the 20th century): Beauvoir's thesis: The interplay of female self-abandonment and male alienation can be elucidated in terms of its existential philosophical prerequisites, insofar as namely immanence and transcendence, facticity and freedom as basic determinations of human existence stand in an inescapably tense relationship, for "one can never separate the immanent and the transcendent aspect of living experience" (2). See also Transcendence/Existentialism, Immanence/Beauvoir, Gender Roles/Beauvoir. 1. Simone de Beauvoir, Le deuxième sexe, Paris 1949. Dt.: Simone de Beauvoir, Das andere Geschlecht. Sitte und Sexus der Frau, Reinbek 2005 (zuerst 1951), S. 25. 2.Ibid p. 217. Friederike Kuster, „Simone de Beauvoir, Das andere Geschlecht (1949)“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Beauvoir, Simone de Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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