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The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie

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At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France’s most esteemed university. But as soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them. Her desire to explore the physical world to its fullest would shape her life, and eventually, inspire radical new philosophies. Iseult Gillespie explores the life of the revolutionary thinker.

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Iseult Gillespie
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Sarah Saidan
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Sarah Saidan
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Sarah Saidan
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Amin Haghshenas
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Rafaël Massé
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Stephen LaRosa
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Stephen LaRosa
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Gerta Xhelo
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Alex Rosenthal
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Dan Kwartler
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