Diary of a Philosophy Student - 9780252042546

Diary of a Philosophy StudentVolume 2, 1928-29\nAuthor(s): Simone Beauvoir, Barbara Klaw, Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir, Margaret A. Simons, Marybeth Timmermann\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252042546, 978-0252042546\nSynopsis\nSimone de Beauvoir, still a teen, began a diary while a philosophy student at the Sorbonne. Written in [tel]-before Beauvoir met Jean-Paul Sartre-the diaries reveal previously unknown details about her life and times and offer critical insights into her early intellectual interests, philosophy, and literary works. Presented for the first time in translation, this fully annotated first volume of the Diary includes essays from Barbara Klaw and Margaret A. Simons that address its philosophical, historical, and literary significance. It remains an invaluable resource for tracing the development of Beauvoirs independent thinking and her influence on philosophy, feminism, an.