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Bad Faith at Sartre’s Cafe
Abbie is away this week getting treatments in California. This column was originally posted on December 7, 2021, and continues to be timely. ______________________ It may be of interest to note that post-World War II feminism (the “second … Continue reading
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Bad Faith at Sartre’s Cafe
Bad Faith at Sartre’s Café It may be of interest to note that post-World War II feminism (the “second wave”) was written-into-being by Simone de Beauvoir, a gifted French philosopher, in The Second Sex (1949). It was conscientiously researched and … Continue reading
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Saints, Lovers and Writers
Saints, Lovers and Writers Girls and women tend to think that their work is an addendum, an add-on, to the main event: life. I have published books and articles, given papers internationally, fought for the right to teach philosophy without … Continue reading
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