Simone De Beauvoir's Theory Of Existentialism

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Simone de Beauvoir was an existential philosopher primarily focused on issues concerning the oppression and embodiment of women. Although she did not consider herself a philosopher, Beauvoir had significantly influenced both feminist existentialism and feminist theory; her place in philosophical thought can be considered in relation to major concepts such as existentialism, phenomenology, social philosophy, and feminist theory.
Beauvoir was not interested in constructing philosophical systems, but rather in developing what may be thought of as the tools for philosophical analysis, including her ideas of freedom, ambiguity, situation, the human condition, social ethics, reciprocity, and gendered existence.
Existentialism is a branch of philosophy mostly concerned with the ideas of choice, meaning, and the limits of existence. Existentialism denies any form of predetermined systems, for they generally imply an external source of meaning, or power. Existentialism is often misconstrued of being nihilistic (if there is no predetermined meaning, then the world is completely meaningles...

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