This week’s 8-Bit Philosophy tackles the question “What is a Woman?” with Simone de Beauvoir and Metroid.
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“A Bitter Disappointment,” Edward Said on His Encounter with Sartre, de Beauvoir and Foucault
In 1979, Edward Said was invited by Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir to France for a conference on Middle East peace. It was in the wake of the Camp David Accords that ended the war between Egypt and Israel, that the author of “Orientalism” and ardent supporter of the Palestinian people, was invited to contribute with other prominent thinkers.
Incredible Candid Photos of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in Cuba
When people recount the lives of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, hanging out in boats with Fidel Castro and getting photobombed by Che Guevara seem to rarely make the cut.