Simone de Beauvoir, Ethics of Ambiguity - The Present, Existence, And The Festival
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th ce…
Sadler's Lectures · Lectures on classic and contemporary philosophical texts and thinkers by Gregory B. Sadler
March 12, 202613m 8s
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Show Notes
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century existentialist and feminist philosopher, novelist, essayist, and playwright Simone de Beauvoir's book, The Ethics of Ambiguity
It focuses specifically on her discussion in the section "The Present And The Future", which looks at the concept of the "festival" and how it represents a temporary overcoming of the flow of time from the present into the future in history
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