Philosophy: Philosophers: B: Beauvoir, Simone de

Katharena Eiermann's tribute to Existentialist: Simone de Beauvoir. Site includes biography, essays, articles, photo, and links to related sites on the WWW.

The life and work of Simone de Beauvoir from the Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University.

Article by Germain Kopaczynski, arguing that Beauvoir's attitude toward motherhood never wavered: she never wanted to become a mother and urged women either to avoid motherhood completely or else to choose the timing of it very carefully.

BBC chronicle on the relationship between de Beauvoir and Nelson Algren.

Biography of Simone de Beauvoir, focus on how the planetary metaphor of Saturn was reflected in her life and work, by Rob Couteau.

On Beauvoir as "Woman of the Week".

Review of Beauvoir's book "The Coming of Age".

Review of Beauvoir's book "A Very Easy Death".

A biographical presentation by Tarraugh Flaherty.

A comprehensive biography with some links.

Profile, articles, obituary, reviews and links.

A special issue of Labyrinth (vol. 1, Winter 1999) with articles in English, French and German.

Simone de Beauvoir at "the cry!! existentialism and art" Home page.

Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. Published by Citadel Press, 1948. This book is currently out of print. As soon as it comes back into print this online publication will be erased.

Encyclopaedia of Philosophy of Education article by James Marshall. Points out Beauvoir's early development of various "Sartrean" themes.

An extract from Beauvoir's classic work, The Second Sex.