Aus Gesprächen mit Jean-Paul Sartre

by Simone de Beauvoir

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Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, France

Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, novelist, essayist, memoirist, and feminist whose writings profoundly shaped twentieth-century philosophy, literature, and modern feminist thought. Born in Paris into a bourgeois Catholic family, she displayed exceptional intellectual ability from an early age. After studying philosophy at the Sorbonne, she passed the prestigious agrégation examination in 1929, becoming one of its youngest successful candidates. During her studies she met Jean-Paul Sartre, with whom she formed a lifelong intellectual and personal partnership that became central to the development of French existentialism. Although Beauvoir often rejected the title of philosopher during her lifetime, her work established her as one of the discipline's most influential modern thinkers. She explored themes of freedom, responsibility, ethics, oppression, and human existence through both philosophical and literary writing. Her groundbreaking book The Second Sex (1949) transformed feminist theory by arguing that femininity is shaped primarily by social and historical conditions rather than biology, introducing the celebrated idea that "one is not born, but rather becomes, woman." The work challenged traditional assumptions about gender and became one of the foundational texts of contemporary feminism. Beauvoir also authored influential philosophical studies, including The Ethics of Ambiguity, alongside acclaimed novels such as She Came to Stay, The Blood of Others, The Mandarins, which received the Prix Goncourt in 1954, and The Woman Destroyed. Her four-volume autobiography, beginning with Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, remains an important account of twentieth-century intellectual and cultural life. Throughout her career she served as co-founder and editor of the influential journal Les Temps Modernes, contributing essays on politics, literature, philosophy, and contemporary social issues. Beyond her writing, Beauvoir was deeply engaged in public life. She campaigned for women's rights, reproductive freedom, and social equality, signing the Manifesto of the 343 that called for the legalization of abortion in France. She also opposed colonialism, criticized social injustice, and supported progressive political causes throughout her life. Her travels inspired widely read travel books and essays examining cultures in the United States and China. Beauvoir's legacy extends far beyond feminism, influencing existential philosophy, literary criticism, political theory, ethics, sociology, and gender studies. Despite continuing debate over aspects of her personal life and controversial relationships, her intellectual contributions remain central to modern scholarship. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and continue to be studied worldwide for their philosophical depth and literary achievement. Honored with distinctions including the Prix Goncourt, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature, Simone de Beauvoir is widely regarded as one of the defining intellectual figures of the twentieth century, whose writings permanently transformed discussions of gender, freedom, morality, and the human condition while continuing to inspire scholars, writers, and activists across generations.

Reviews

[Fergus, Weaver of Autistic Webs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our petty world is a fatally fractured one. The light of Being, which once upon a time irradiated the enthusiasm of the Ancients, has now been fractured by the unending grubbiness of buying and selling into jarring, jagged fragments of meaninglessness. So say Sartre and Beauvoir.

They are partially right. Yet we have no choice but to live in this world. How we decide to live, says W.H. Auden, will decide the world's true meaning.

Leading a virtuous life leads back to the light.

But the world's meaning - which for Sartre and Beauvoir could be reckoned only through our own blood, sweat and tears (and they were right) - will seal the permanence of Being in its pristine purity, for us Christians.

An unattainable and unwanted summit for them.

Both balked adamantly at the word "virtue.' They found their truth in angry activism and bohemian sexuality. Christians don't buy that, thank heaven.

The way, truth and light remain undiluted for those of us who, using the same gritty determination as they did, have added Hope to the mix - a hope they refused - and we are now assured of eternal rest.

A blessed assurance, indeed!

I read this one in the early nineties; and my wife read it at the same time in the original French. Browned off by our draconian workspaces, we almost bought into it. Almost.

You know, despair is a lot like a toothache. It doesn't go away until you get the tooth yanked.

But Sartre and Beauvoir refused to yank out their despair through hope.

We refused NOT to hope.

So a caveat to those nowadays who moil in an identical slough of despond:

Despair KILLS.

But Hope is the golden Key of the Kingdom.

[Eda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sartre🖤

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have always been of two minds about French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. On one hand, he is the author of a number of philosophical works I see as being essentially unreadable. (That's why I downgraded Conversations with Jean-Paul Sartre to three stars: When the questions turn to philosophy, I sense a growing queasiness.) On the other hand, when he talks about literature or feminism (with no less than his consort Simone de Beauvoir) or politics, his thinking is more directly and cogently expressed.

This book consists of three interviews from the 1960s and 1970s. Subjects included feminism, American imperialism (during the time of the Viet Nam Conflict), Sartre's writing plans, and a large dollop at the beginning of philosophy using philosophical language that vaguely resembles human discourse.

If one skips through the turgidity at th beginning, this book has a lot to offer. I have always thought that Sartre's philosophy is best expressed in his novels such as Nausea and The Age of Reason; his plays, such as No Exit; and his autobiography The Words.

However great a literary figure he was, I could never forgive him for kissing Stalin's arse when he knew damned well what was going on in Russia at the time. I guess that's what philosophy can do to you: Hide the infamy behind a curtain of bland terminology.

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read a fair amount of Sartre, but mostly his earlier works such as No Exit, The Flies, Being and Nothingness, etc. In short, the main works that pre-date his embrace of Marxism and amphetamine addiction. These interviews were originally published between 1967 and 1975. Its jarring to read one of the post-war's great iconoclasts say "When I discovered the class struggle, this was a true discovery, in which I now believe totally, in the very form of the descriptions which Marx gave to it." Marxism seemed to be the call of sirens to so many intellectuals of his vintage. Its hard now to see how it held so many in thrall, not in the sense that Marxism is absurd or ridiculous, but rather how those intellectuals accepted the dogma (and the show trials). These interviews in themselves offer very little, but he does make a few clarifications to his earlier works, e.g., he accepts that there just might be a subconscious after all. His discussion with de Beauvoir about feminism is cringe-worthy. He may have been progressive for his time, but he still comes across as unapologetically sexist and condescending, engaging in a text book example of mansplaining. For completists only.

[solana · Rating 3 out of 5]

pertama, i don't really think I fathomed it wholly. kedua, mengenai feminisme aku rasa opininya sedikit biased, knowing the fact that they both are fiancées. tapi, kembali ke poin pertama, ak rasa lebih baik aku diam daripada didemo 😇🙏🏻

[M Eren Yasar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really really enjoyed this one and it was so satisfying about my curiosities about Sartre's intellectual and private life.

In his first interview, he talked about his views on Freud, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Flaubert, History of individuals, France University systems and Chinese Cultural Revolution. I just felt like i am interviewing with him. Great questions asked. Sartre's humble accepts in topics he ain't know so clearly made him more enjoyable for me. Also you can easily see how clever he is. His opinions and answers about Cultural Revolution, these are not questions that everyone can handle.

Second Interview with Castor, is about Women and Feminism (as you can expect) You can read Sartre's attitudes in his private life by directly from him and his closest spectator Castor. His approach to both sexes should be a worldwide example. Also his takes on women struggle is so accurate. I think women still can't find a synthesis between their gender and class struggles.

Third Interview is about Sartre's mission after Vietnam War. In Bertrand Russell Court he took judgeship. He said that it is important to figure out these war politics can be considered real crimes legally. You can see how his conscience and sense of justice acts in this one.

I found the book i looked for About him i guess...

[Yahya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sartre ile yapılan üç tane röportajdan oluşan bir metin. İlki daha edebi kişiliği ve eserlerine dair, ikincisi Simone De Beauvoir ile feminist hareket üzerine tartışma. Sonuncusu da emperyalizm üzerine. Üç farklı metin Sartre'ın dünyaya, edebiyata ve toplumsal hayata bakışını anlamak içi mini bir özet gibi düşünebiliriz.
"Geliştirmekten hiç vazgeçmediğim düşünce, bir insanın, neticede onu insan yapan şeylerden daima sorumlu olduğudur - bu sorumluluğu üstlenmek dışında elinden bir şey gelmese bile. Zira insanın kendisini oluşturan koşullardan daima başka bir şey çıkarabileceğine inanıyorum. Bugün özgürlüğe tanıdığım sınır budur: bütünüyle koşullanmış bir sosyal varlığın, bu koşullanmanın ona verdiklerine bütünüyle riayet etmemesini sağlayan küçük hareket."

[Julio The Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

What becomes a legend the most? In the case of Jean-Paul Sartre asking him savagely critical questions on his attitude towards women, in his private and public life, how he feels about young people taking his books to the barricades ("Sartre is a funny fellow" one Parisian student mused, "too serious for politics") and what role intellectuals can and should play in revolutionary times. These candid interviews were conducted by acolytes but not sycophants, Perry Anderson to Simone De Beauvoir, Sartre's "Castor" and remain timely in any discussion of philosophy, art, and the last musings of the man De Gaulle called a modern Voltaire.

[Hakkı Sayın · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ortadaki feminizm kısmı hariç bence oldukça geride kalmış fikirler içeren bir kitap, okumaya degmeyebilir. O feminist kısım da sadece Simone'un sorulari için okunabilir. Camus'un Ikinci Cins'i ağır eleştirmiş olması beni çok şaşırttı ayrıca...

[Muhammet · Rating 3 out of 5]

''Freud'a dönersek , yine söylemem gerekir ki onu anlama kapasitesine sahip değildim, çünkü ardında sağlam bir kartezyen geleceği olan bir Fransızdım. Belli bir rasyonalizmle aşılanmıştım ve dolayısıyla bilinçdışı fikri beni şoka uğratmıştı.'' Sartre

[Gustavo Monsalve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una lectura fácil sobre un personaje fascinante orgulloso de su ateísmo

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

es war eine schöne bahnlektüre.

in den gesprächen geht es ums Lesen, Schreiben, Reisen und den Mond.

die dynamik in den gesprächen war zum teil etwas merkwürdig, es waren keine natürlichen gespräche, sondern sdb hat jps interviewt. aber ich habe einige eindrücke gewonnen von ihrem leben.
ich glaube es war hilfreich das ich vorher bereits die autobiografie "in den besten jahren" von sdb gelesen hab, da ich dadurch hintergrundwissen zu namen und ereignisse hatte und sie so besser einsortieren konnte.