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Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher and writer, 1908 to 1986

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Her book The Second Sex argued that one is not born but becomes a woman, a cornerstone of modern feminism, and she shared with Sartre a life of left-wing activism.

Simone de Beauvoir sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly secular on religion and strongly state-led on economy.

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Where Simone de Beauvoir sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Simone de Beauvoir

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People furthest from Simone de Beauvoir

Louis XIV King of France, 1643 to 17151%Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran, 2026 to present1%Joseph de Maistre Savoyard counter-revolutionary thinker, 1753 to 18211%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 19892%

Political views closest to Simone de Beauvoir

Left-libertarianismCombines strong personal freedom with the view that natural resources and wealth should…98%Critical theoryExamines how power, class, race and gender shape institutions and ideas, and aims to…97%Anarcho-syndicalismWorkers organize in revolutionary unions that take over industry and run society without…97%Radical democracyWants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and…96%

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