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Focus on Ageing- A neglected aspect of Simone de Beauvoir`s radicalism

SEEMA BOSE Abstract My paper focuses on a particular aspect of Simone de Beauvoir’s work, namely her treatment of the ageing process. She draws on her own experience of nursing her mother, and the way this brought home to her own mortality. She is aware that although everyone experiences ageing, apart from those who have … [Read more…]

Feel (Unfree) to Know (Yourself). Early Modern versus 20th Century Approach

Gábor Boros Abstract This paper will tackle, first, the history of the “original stance” in the history of European philosophy, in which feelings had to be subordinated to reason-based knowledge. Afterwards I will have a first look at 20th century phenomenology and neuro-sciences in order to show the apparition and prevalence of the new stance … [Read more…]