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Just want to say, I appreciate the way Cleary illuminates the complicated nature of Beauvoir’s and Sartre’s romantic relationship (with each other and with their “secondary lovers,” some of whom were (problematically) students)….

In reply to Stephen Lindsay. Yes, I address this in the book. What they did was not illegal, however it was unethical and an abuse of power, also inconsistent with their philosophies. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Thanks Irfan for the kind words. LikeLike

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In reply to Stephen Lindsay. Incidentally, though I know you’ve commented at least once before here, I somehow was not previously aware of the fact you had a blog of your own. I just noticed, and am glad to have discovered it. LikeLike

In reply to Stephen Lindsay. It’s a good question, or set of them. My short answer is, I don’t know enough about the issue to give you a direct answer. I can pass your question on to Skye and Monica, and see what they say. But here is my in…

Does the dark side of Simone Beauvoir cast a shadow over the idea of authenticity? Sexual abuse of minors, trafficking youths to Sartre, pushing to normalize pedophilia… doesn’t that highlight the need for societal and moral constraints to an individua…