Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a renowned French existentialist philosopher and writer. Whilst she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a profound influence on...
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a renowned French existentialist philosopher and writer. Whilst she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a profound influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory. Working alongside other famous existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre (with whom she had an open relationship) and Albert Camus, she was in august company.