Beauvoir’s self-deprecating claims helped suppress her philosophical influence

Evidence

Beauvoir insists that the only infl uence she can have had on Sartre philosophically is through the critique she could make of his work, since she was always the fi rst reader. Th is and other repeated claims that she was not a philosopher may have contributed to the prolonged downplay of Beauvoir’s contribution to this fi eld. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 36

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the historiographical debate on authorship/influence that structures this reading project; also echoes the broader question of how self-narratives shape scholarly reception. — connects to: Beauvoir deliberately sought interlocutors who could challenge her thinking — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 362; Beauvoir concealed her philosophical work to hide Sartre’s borrowings from it. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 238; Institutional methods systematically erased Beauvoir and other women from philosophy’s canon — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 326 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Beauvoir deliberately concealed cases where she led Sartre intellectually #exemplifies (0.85) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 42
• Beauvoir concealed her philosophical work to hide Sartre’s borrowings from it. #expands (0.82) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 238
• Institutional methods systematically erased Beauvoir and other women from philosophy’s canon #complicates (0.75) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 326