Abstract:
Simone de Beauvoir (1908 - 1986) wrote The Second Sex in 1949, and it seems is still relevant today. I will ask Julia questions about the book and de Beauvoir's reasons for writing it. We will look at de Beauvour's early life and times at the Sorbonne; her personal and intellectual relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre; and her "take" on existentialism, including whether it differed from that of Sartre and if so in what way.
Any subject is open for discussion whether your interest is in aesthetics, ethics, ancient Greek philosophy, modern continental philosophy, political and social philosophy, philosophy of music, or even in asking "what is philosophy?" or indeed "what is the point of philosophy?"