Beauvoir and Sartre related intellectually as equal partners, not rivals

Evidence

Beauvoir and Sartre were engaged in a philosophical aff air; and, as with any aff air, they were both involved in it, each sometimes contributing a little less, sometimes a little more. Th ese two great minds were not engaged in a confl ictual relationship of the kind described by Sartre in Being and Nothingness. Th ey were intellectually, at least, not a “hell to each other” but rather equal partners for elaborating, experimenting, and playing with common ideas. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 42

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts the lens of Sartre’s own Being and Nothingness conflict model, and circles the debate over Beauvoir’s self-deprecating claims. — connects to: Beauvoir viewed her work and Sartre’s as one combined intellectual enterprise — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 50; Beauvoir studies contests her subordination to Sartre as a mere follower — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 44; Sartre never claimed intellectual superiority over Beauvoir, though she promoted his. — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre: The Riddle of…, 236 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Beauvoir’s ontological freedom position may not depart significantly from Sartre’s #corroborates (0.85) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 212
• Beauvoir’s interdependence ethic overlaps with Sartre’s own considered view #corroborates (0.85) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 173
• Beauvoir holds Others as essential, challenging Sartre’s ontological individualism #complicates (0.75) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 184
• Sartre only considered generosity in ethics after Beauvoir’s influence #qualifies (0.75) — Christine Daigle, Jacob Golomb (eds.), Beauvoir and Sartre, 501