The Contradictions of Freedom

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The Contradictions of Freedom
Philosophical Essays on Simone de Beauvoir's The Mandarins

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Sally J. Scholz - Editor
Shannon M. Mussett - Editor

Price: $95.00
Hardcover - 244 pages

Release Date: October 2005

ISBN10: 0-7914-6559-4
ISBN13: 978-0-7914-6559-2

Price: $32.95
Paperback - 244 pages

Release Date: October 2005

ISBN10: 0-7914-6560-8
ISBN13: 978-0-7914-6560-8

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Summary

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

This unique collection examines the various contradictions of freedom in Simone de Beauvoir's The Mandarins, the tumultuous epic about the personal and political lives of post–World War II French intellectuals. Fifty years after its publication, Beauvoir's book transcends the narrow confines of time and place to speak powerfully to audiences today. Contributors address political turmoil, collective responsibility, individual choice and commitment, love relationships, subjectivity, art, and freedom. With an extensive introduction that explores the historical period surrounding France after World War II, Beauvoir's own account of the novel's creation, and the initial reception of the novel around the world, this book is an essential companion to Beauvoir's celebrated novel.

“…a valuable addition to Beauvoir scholarship…” — APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy

"This exciting and important text, with its impressive group of contributors, is vital to Beauvoir scholarship since it challenges philosophers to integrate a discussion of Beauvoir's literary works into the traditional discussion of her ethics and feminist philosophy. It makes an invaluable contribution." — Margaret A. Simons, editor of Simone de Beauvoir's Philosophical Writings

"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." — Shannon Sullivan, author of Living Across and Through Skins: Transactional Bodies, Pragmatism, and Feminism

Contributors include Peg Brand, Thomas W. Busch, Eleanore Holveck, Sonia Kruks, William L. McBride, Jen McWeeny, Shannon M. Mussett, Sally J. Scholz, Ursula Tidd, Karen Vintges, and Gail Weiss.

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.

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, Historicité, 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

Related Subjects

Continental Philosophy
Feminist Philosophy
Literary Theory

44484/44485(JFB/DG/AV)

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