Beauvoir’s ethics, meaning, and competition
Abstract: This paper discusses Simone de Beauvoir’s views on the meaning of life as presented in The Ethics of Ambiguity. I argue that Beauvoir’s view matches contemporary hybrid views on the meaning of life, incorporating both subjective and objective elements, while connecting them in a distinct way—through the tension between self and other. I then analyze the meaning of excessively competitive projects through Beauvoir’s ethics and conclude that success that amounts to denying other people’s access to the things one values is absurd. I use the case of contemporary academia as an illustration of extreme competition, then employ Beauvoir’s views to suggest a shift towards more meaningful practices.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Beauvoir’s ethics, meaning, and competition ; volume:29 ; number:4 ; year:2019 ; pages:425-433 ; extent:9
Human affairs ; 29, Heft 4 (2019), 425-433 (gesamt 9)
- Creator
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Popa, Elena
- DOI
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10.1515/humaff-2019-0037
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022111813453472033480
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:28 AM CEST
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