ETHICS |
Chapter 11. Existentialism |
Section 2. Existential Ethics |
Read these two presentations:
Existential Ethics
Simone de Beauvoir
Postmodernism, Existential Ethics
The central theme of the Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir is the consideration of whether or not it can be meaningful to talk about morality when there are no extrinsic or intrinsic justifications.
see also: http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi001/beauvlec.htm
Existentialists Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir
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