Sartre and his life-long companion Simone de Beauvoir would have said: "You were absolutely free to choose this site, but once you've pressed that button, the chips are down, your freedom is compromised, you're here." Freedom is the key word in the works of this great French philosopher and of his life-long companion, Simone de Beauvoir but, what do they mean by it? Find out more...
Hazel Rowley defines Sartre and de Beauvoir as "one of the world's legendary couples. We can't think of the one without thinking of the other". They gave a new meaning to living as a couple including the close relation this had with their main business in life, namely, writing. By the way, 2008 marks the centenary of Simone's birth. Find out more on Simone de Beauvoir.
As far as it went with these two philosophers, life and work were closely linked and created quite a stir. A huge amount of books and articles have been written about them, dealing with their biography, literature and philosophy. Find out what I think about some of these and other philosophical topics here.