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A thinker from this movement argues that narcissists who identify themselves through mirrors thus destroy themselves. A book by another author from this movement analyzes sex through his concept of “the look.” (10[2])“Lived Experience” titles the second volume of a book by a feminist author from this movement that posits the title group as the “Other” (10[1])and claims (10[1])“one is not born, (-5[1])but becomes, a woman.” (-5[1])A thinker from this movement who used a stiff waiter to illustrate “bad faith” (10[2])had a relationship with the author of The Second Sex and wrote Being and Nothingness. (10[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])philosophical movement of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: existentialism [accept word forms like existentialist; prompt on continental philosophy; prompt on feminism or feminist philosophy or second-wave feminism before “feminist” is read by asking “what other philosophical movement is that feminist thinker associated with?”]
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Sam AlahiIllinois AChicago B3110
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DIowa A3110
David NickelPurdue CIllinois C5510
David ZhangIllinois BPurdue B5710
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BSIUE61-5
Theodor MartinWashU BNotre Dame A65-5
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIowa B7910
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AWashU B7910
Conner YamnitzWashU ANorthwestern B9410
Sanika IyerIndianaNotre Dame C9910
Danielle WebbSIUENotre Dame B10910