"The majority of essays in this volume were presented in earlier versions at the Ethics and Practical Reason Conference held by the Department of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews from 23 to 26 March 1995"--Acknowledgements
Includes bibliographical references (p. [400]-412) and index
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Simone de Beauvoir: a woman philosopher in the context of her generation / Claude Imbert ; trans. E. Grosholz -- Towards a friendly, transatlantic critique of The second sex / Michèle Le Doeuff ; trans. E. Grosholz -- While we wait: notes on the English translation of The second sex / Toril Moi -- Complicity and slavery in The second sex / Susan James -- Simone de Beauvoir and human dignity / Catherine Wilson -- Must we read Simone de Beauvoir? / Nancy Bauer -- Meaning what we say: the 'politics of theory' and the responsibility of intellectuals / Toril Moi -- Saying what we mean / Anne Stevenson -- The house we never leave: childhood, shelter and freedom in the writings of Beauvoir and Colette / Emily R. Grosholz