An Introduction to Beauvoir’s “Other” Theory and an Application to the Contemporary Chinese Context

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10.2991/assehr.k.211220.111How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Beauvoir; feminism; “Other” Theory; gender issues in China

Abstract

In this article, we would start from illustrating some important points of her feminism philosophy, then examining it in a contemporary non-western culture, through which I want to prove that Beauvoir’s philosophy still has its universal value. We will discuss Beauvoir’s “Other” theory in three dimensions: firstly, we will generally illustrate her notion of “situation”; secondly, we will discuss, how women’s subjectivity is shaped under their situations; thirdly, we will also explain her attitude on the issue of the body, which seems paradox in her theory. Thereafter, this article will examine how Beauvoir’s “Other” theory can help us understand the gender issues in contemporary Chinese context.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qirui Jiang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - An Introduction to Beauvoir’s “Other” Theory and an Application to the Contemporary Chinese Context
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 651
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SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.111
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