Beauvoir’s ethics derive moral obligations from interdependent transcendence

Evidence

In Pyrrhus and Cinéas and Th e Ethics of Ambiguity, Beauvoir derives moral and political obligations to support the freedom of others from the interdependence of human transcendences. Sartrean ontology, in contrast, not only creates a fundamental separation among human beings but also makes nonsense of a moral failure to act freely or promote the freedom of others. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 578

Categorization

• XREF: Shows the mechanism by which Beauvoir’s social ethics diverge from Sartre’s atomistic ontology — key to the influence-direction question. — connects to: Beauvoir’s threefold ambiguity defines the human as immanent-transcendent, free-yet-unmade, and conflicted-with-yet-requiring the Other. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 112; Beauvoir’s interdependence ethic overlaps with Sartre’s own considered view — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 173; Beauvoir’s interdependence thesis is compatible with her irrepressible freedom — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 182 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Beauvoir’s early ethics treats freedom as necessarily directed toward others #expands (0.85) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 76
• Beauvoir’s concept of transcendence evolves from Sartre’s metaphysics toward an active Hegelian sense #corroborates (0.75) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 591