Episode 141: De Beauvoir’s Existentialism: Moral and Political Dilemmas (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Episode 141: De Beauvoir’s Existentialism: Moral and Political Dilemmas (Part Two)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 01:05:56
• Published: 2016-06-20 14:00

Concluding on Simone de Beauvoir's The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947). The full discussion starts with ep. 140. We turn to political dilemmas: Embracing our freedom means willing the freedom of others, but what if the other person is (according to Beauvoir's formula) failing at freedom by oppressing you or someone else?