Question

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.” “Lived Experience” (-5[1])titles the second volume of a book by a feminist (-5[1])author from this movement that posits the title group as the “Other” (10[1])and claims (10[1])“one is not born, but becomes, (10[1])a woman.” A thinker from this movement (10[1])who used a stiff waiter to illustrate “bad faith” had a relationship with the author of The Second Sex and wrote Being and Nothingness. (10[1])For 10 points, name this philosophical movement of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. ■END■ (10[2]0[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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Noa Schmueli (UG)Columbia BLehigh A (UG)33-5
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Maryland A (DII)43-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Maryland B (DII)5510
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)NYU A (UG)5710
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Rowan A (DII)6310
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Penn B (DII)7010
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham APrinceton A (UG)9410
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Penn A (DII)10910
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Columbia B1090
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BRutgers B10910

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