Corre el año 1948, y Simone de Beauvoir, filósofa y escritora francesa, se sorprende a sí misma teniendo que explicar la condición femenina, como un paso necesario, un paso imprescindible para la alcanzar existencia completa, la verdadera libertad de la mitad de la humanidad. ¿Qué preguntas necesitó hacerse? ¿Qué conclusiones alcanzó? ¿Cómo se transformó en una de las precursoras del feminismo contemporáneo? Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, [1908 – 1986) was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory.
De Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiography and monographs on philosophy, politics and social issues. She was known for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women’s oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/#tedx
