Beauvoir
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Definition
Proper noun * Simone de Beauvoir: A French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist theorist, and social theorist. She is best known for her treatise The Second Sex, a foundational text of contemporary feminism, which analyzes the treatment and lived experience of women. She was also the lifelong partner of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- Beauvoir argued that "one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman."
- The works of Beauvoir were crucial to the development of feminist philosophy.
- Many scholars study the relationship between Sartre and Beauvoir.
Advanced Usage
- "Beauvoirian" (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of the ideas, theories, or philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir.
- A Beauvoirian analysis focuses on the concept of woman as the "Other."
Variants and Related Words
- Simone de Beauvoir: The full name.
- de Beauvoir: A common shortened reference using her surname with the particle "de."
Synonyms
- Feminist philosopher
- Existentialist writer
- Author of The Second Sex
Noun
- French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)