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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this feminist philosopher's work and ideas. There is an attention to ethics and morality and how it is important in daily life. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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girl named Simone was born. She grew up to be a radical feminist and noted philosopher in her own right. Simone De Beauvoir was part of the existentialist movement
and woven into the context of her arguments, in that respect, were ideas about morals and ethics. Some of her works include All Men Are Mortal and the Blood of
Others. These novels seem to include precepts of existentialism. A philosopher and creative writer, this leading proponent of feminist thought was born in a time when women were oppressed. Her
ideas in fact are quite relevant to the time period in which she wrote but in many ways, she was ahead of her time. She did help pave the way
for others, who would come after her to accelerate the feminist cause. Beauvoir was part of a new wave of feminists. The most radical factions that despised male supremacy
were supported by the likes of Shulamith Firestone, Kate Millett, and Ti-Grace Atkinson ("feminist" PG). Their names may sound familiar but they actually followed in Simone de Beauvoirs footsteps
(PG). They all maintained that gender exists as a social construct and not a biological fact (PG). What does that mean? Beauvoir along with the other radical feminists
maintained that gender was more social and psychological than biological. In other words, girls grow up to be feminine largely because their mothers and fathers buy them dresses and dolls,
and not because there is an inborn propensity to like pink and lace. These feminists also broke new ground in terms of family values and other social constructs. They
criticized marriage, and the nuclear family as well as normative heterosexuality (PG). This is the road that Simone De Beauvoir had paved. Rather than accepting the status quo, she challenged
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