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Unit 6: The Rise of Modern Western Philosophy — Final exam

Question 18 • Philosophy: The Big Picture

Simone de Beauvoir argued that existentialism gave women the freedom to make meaning in their lives however they chose to. What did she argue that it did for men?

Answer
A
It gave men the same freedoms that she wanted for women.
B
It required that philosophy open its doors to more female thinkers.
C
She argued that women had been oppressed for years so men owed them.
D
She felt men were obligated to support all women in their endeavors.

Explanation

De Beauvoir’s existentialist view emphasized that people are free to shape their lives and create their own meaning. That freedom applied to men as well as women, so the best answer is that existentialism gave men the same freedoms she wanted for women. The other choices describe specific duties or institutional changes, rather than existential freedom.

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