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The Ethics of Ambiguity
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"The Ethics of Ambiguity" Quotes

"The Ethics of Ambiguity" explores the concept of freedom and responsibility in a world full of moral ambiguity.

Quotes

To will oneself free is also to will others free.

Simone de Beauvoir

freedomself-determination

The world is not a problem; it is the stage on which we play our part.

Simone de Beauvoir

perspectiveexistence

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.

Simone de Beauvoir

valuealtruism

It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reason for acting.

Simone de Beauvoir

self-awarenesspurpose

Man is a being who makes himself by pursuing a goal.

Simone de Beauvoir

self-developmentambition

The freedom of others extends mine infinitely.

Simone de Beauvoir

freedominterconnectedness

In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limit that it discovers in itself—a limit where minds meet and, in meeting, begin to exist.

Simone de Beauvoir

rebellionexistence

The individual’s freedom is the freedom of all, and his death is the death of all.

Simone de Beauvoir

freedomsolidarity

The best way to inspire fresh thoughts is to banish all fear of mistakes.

Simone de Beauvoir

inspirationfearlessness

The inessential is a false problem, for inessentiality is the very condition of our existence.

Simone de Beauvoir

existenceimportance