#de beauvoir

[thepursuitofunderstanding]

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

Simone de Beauvoir

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[philosophors]

// Art: “Venice, A Canal in the Moonlight, with Santa Maria della Salute in the Background” by Andreas Achenbach

“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.”

— Simone de Beauvoir

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[gnossienne]

Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947)

#the authentic self #philosophy #de beauvoir #quotations #existentialism

[blackswaneuroparedux]

There was a quotation from Simone de Beauvoir that I read in the paper only the other day… You may agree with those words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord of the Rings.

J. R. R. Tolkien, 1968

Tolkien is talking about Original Sin in which death ("the wages of sin is death" as Paul would put it in the gospels) was never part of the original design of God before the Fall. De Beauvoir unwittingly makes the point for Tolkien. Had she known she might have choked on her coffee in Café de Flore.

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[papillon-de-mai]

"I’ve always been keenly aware of the passing of time. I’ve always thought that I was old. Even when I was twelve, I thought it was awful to be thirty. I felt that something was lost. At the same time, I was aware of what I could gain, and certain periods of my life have taught me a great deal. But, in spite of everything, I’ve always been haunted by the passing of time and by the fact that death keeps closing in on us. For me, the problem of time is linked up with that of death, with the thought that we inevitably draw closer and closer to it, with the horror of decay. It’s that, rather than the fact that things disintegrate, that love peters out."

— Simone de Beauvoir, An Interview

#simone de beauvoir #lit #literature #de beauvoir #death #interview

[persistentrain]

#London #Southgate Road #N1 #Islington #De Beauvoir #5 February 2010 #photography #original photography #original photograph

[finalgoddess]

#simone de beauvoir #lovers #jean paul sartre #Sartre #de beauvoir #love #quotes #quote #letters

[zoimpetridou]

No one is more arrogant, toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Simone de Beauvoir

#simone de beauvoir #de beauvoir #feminism #feminist authors #french philosophy #french literature #activist #activism #toxic masculinity

[la-novellista]

Esistono procedimenti magici che aboliscono le distanze di spazio e tempo: le emozioni

S. de Beauvoir

#de beauvoir

[blueberryjams123]

recent observations

I would like to be a man. 

I grew up reading the adventures of Elizabeth Bennet and the March Sisters, the excellence of Matilda and Hermione Granger, and the cunning of Cleopatra. 

I love wearing dresses, experimenting with makeup, and cooking; I love looking good while studying, complimenting random people in the bathroom, and braiding hair.

But I have found that important people don’t.

It doesn’t matter that I have read Sartre, Foucault, Austen, Dickens, and Orwell. I have studied the Russian Revolution and have been interested in politics, art, and culture.

The fraternity of man is all encompassing, except for half of mankind

I recently went to a dinner party with my father and his friends. Only men were in attendance. 

I was good in conversation, I referenced current events and history, I conversed with everyone, and I kept good manners the entire night.

But I was still expected to clean all the plates and dishes at the end.

I was still expected to sit out of the ping pong game

And that hurts. As a young girl, the only thing I aspire to do is to fit in. And men ALWAYS fit in.

You could be stupid, ugly, rotund, or obnoxious, but the bond of gender stretches and bands across men throughout the workforce, friendships, or even just dinner parties.

Women are  singled out, as we don’t have the Y chromosome that seems to benefit our brothers so greatly

So, I, a 15 year old girl lay in bed pondering over the rules and laws of gender and sex, and come to the conclusion that if I want a better and easier future, I must be a man.

#late night thoughts #sartre #de beauvoir #gender #men #feminist

[thepursuitofunderstanding]

One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Simone de Beauvoir

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[philosophors]

// Art: “A nocturnal fire” by Egbert van der Poel

“If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.”

— Simone de Beauvoir, “All Men are Mortal”

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[dogsaver-blog]

16 red by d0gwalker Via Flickr: St Aubins Court, De Beauvoir Estate, Hackney

#London #Hackney #De Beauvoir #housing estate #council estate #red door #red #flickr #architecture #design #color #shadows

[blackswaneuroparedux]

The tints of the dunes changed according to the time of day and the angle of the light: golden as apricots from far off, when we drove close to them they turned to freshly made butter; behind us they grew pink; from sand to rock, the materials of which the desert was made varied as much as its tints.

- Simone de Beauvoir

One of the great things I look forward to at the weekends here in Dubai is go out into the desert with Emirati friends and do a spot driving on the dunes. I’m experienced driver so it’s no so bad to get the hang of it.

You have to scrutinise the shape and the slope of the dune before getting there. It is generally better to drive perpendicular to the dune, that is to say, in the direction of the wind. If you find traces of existing tracks, then this is the best route to follow. If there is no trace of any track, do not hesitate to stop at the top of a dune and step out of the vehicle to assess the direction to take.

You have to remember to check the absence of plants and animals on your journey (they are not always visible). Consistency of the sand may change during the day. In the morning, sand is usually harder, so is it after the rain. Driving around noon is particularly tricky because there are few shadows and few contrasts available to foresee the bumps and hollows. With experience you will know how to read dunes signs in order to find the way to gain momentum or slow down. You learn quickly to watch out for fine sand that gets accumulated in the hidden hollows and may cause problems to more reckless drivers.

Going up a dune you have to gain momentum before starting to go up the dune. During the ascent you have to keep your speed up to downshift.

I was taught to go up, if possible, on the axis of the slope. If you ride diagonally, you have to make sure your speed is high enough to play with gravity, because the weight of the car will pull you down the dune. It’s better to approach the top of the dune from the front, or risk getting stuck on the crest of the dune.

You learn that it’s important to not go too fast or not far enough (at the risk of getting stuck on the crest, in which case it will be necessary to dig under the car).

Going down a dune can just as troublesome. The best way is to go down along the axis of the slope. If you go down at an angle, you risk breaking a tire. You have to use your engine brake (never freewheel). If the slope is steep, slow down slowly.At the end of the slope, gently accelerate to get out of the dune (and do not stuck the front of the car in the sand).

Easy.

#desert #driving #4x4 #dunes #driver #dubai #de beauvoir #simone de beauvoir #quote #personal

[papillon-de-mai]

"Love is a great privilege. Real love, which is very rare, enriches the lives of the men and women who experience it."

— Simone de Beauvoir, An Interview

#simone de beauvoir #lit #literature #de beauvoir #love #interview

[1homme2terre]

Vivre, c'est vieillir, rien de plus.

Simone De Beauvoir

#citation #De Beauvoir