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

Sartre on date night be like: "Hey gurl, you want some existential crises?"

This video is art

Simone de Beauvoir: *masters philosophy* Also her: _Yeah...naw._

Humans: exist Philosophers: But why would you do that?

"A freedom which is interested only in denying freedom must be denied."

The concept, the style of narration, the visual effect and the animation is itself an art. Its awesome that Ted ed dwells into topic one hardly knows about and explores...so fascinating...thanks ted ed!

1:00 the 'e' flew away because existentialism is spelled existentialisme in french!

People should really read a bit more about philosophy, it's absolutely amazing.

Existence: exists Philosophers: do you really tho?

Sartre looks like a fun quirky dude in these drawings.

"our greatest ethical imperative is to create our own live's meaning" This is such a good quote.

I'm a simple man. I see a philosopher, I click.

“As soon as she mastered the laws of philosophy, she wanted to break them” *We used the laws to destroy the laws*

For me, the meaning of life is to touch other's life and make a difference while we still exist.

“If everyone deserves to freely pursue meaning, why was she restricted by societies ideals of womanhood?” That stuck with me

Plato: discovers philosophy Simone: I'm gonna end this man's career

"The loneliest people are the kindest, the saddest people smile the brightest, and the most damaged people are the wisest. All because they don't wish to see others suffer like they do" ~ anonymous ~

How brilliant 😭 Possibly the most fascinating thing about knowledge is that it cannot wane, it can only become greater. The fact that de Beauvoir could come up with these brilliant seminal ideas and that decades later other researchers could (and can) build up on that with newer knowledge and a newer understanding of the world so that the brilliant essence of the original idea can become more universal and help many more of us to understand and endure our lives better, is such an extraordinary thing.

There is only one place in the world where you can find the meaning of life The dictionary.

I love how Sartre’s eyes are correctly depicted in cartoon form.

the meaning of everything is 42 ;)

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." Albert Camus

I had no idea about her. Heard a lot about Sartre though. Typical.

for me simone de beauvoir is such an inspiring female philosopher, her works, books were inspirational, and it has very powerful meaning behind it, she's very creative and wise on her works

Lets just remember she was a philosopher, not a social scientist.

She's the perfect example of "do what I say but not what I do".

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Genesis 2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name (but Jesus) under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12 Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

"What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. Desire is the theme of all life. The meaning of anything is merely other words for the same thing." --Charlie Chaplin

Simone de Beauvoir: we live in a society

“To convey the importance of her work...” “To show you the power of Flex Tape...” *Coincidence? I think not.*

“Created the foundations of Existentialism” ??? I guess Kierkegaard and Nietzsche came after de Beauvoir. I’m a fan of her thinking but this is a misleading statement. Her concept of freedom is well expressed.

Of course parts of her life are controversial, wanting to change the age of consent in France from 15 to lower ages is bad.

"Elle est exclue de l’Éducation nationale en juin 1943 - non pour détournement de ces deux mineurs comme on le dit souvent (cette affaire se clôt en effet par un non-lieu), mais parce que le recteur d’académie dénonce le fait qu’elle vit en concubinage, qu’elle enseigne Proust et Gide à ses étudiants et qu’elle affiche un mépris supérieur de toute discipline morale et familiale. Le recteur demande aussi la révocation de Sartre, qu’il n’obtient pas. Beauvoir sera réintégrée à la Libération mais décidera de ne pas reprendre l’enseignement."

Whomever drew me like this, need's to review my photos 😰

Much of who we are is the product of social conditioning. In Buddhism, the othering process is called BECOMING - bhava (the arising of the sense of self).

Thanks for the Portuguese subtitles. From northeast Brazil. Congratulations on the video.

What a bunch of mush. Not just Beauvoir, the whole existentialist movement.

The meaning of life for me is to be happy and learn. Learning could mean realising you have changed in personality over a year. contradictorily, I also believe that life doesn’t have or need a meaning to be fulfilling. Life is just something we do in between periods of unconsciousness and we do whatever we can during life. We care for people around us and try to be nice and contribute to society.

She should had learn a bit of biology, or worked in a farm. She would have realised her shortcomings... maybe.

Loving the animation and awesome art style mixed with education. If i learn stuff this way when i was in school, would have been much more enjoyable experience!

This is exactly correct. Create your own freedom and allow (or even; help) others to do the same. Do whatever you want (that makes you happy), as long as you do not prohibit others from practicing their freedom as you do. I have lived this way for about 12 years now (my life is a long story that I won't tell at this particular moment) and I am becoming happier and happier (and more one with myself) for every day that passes. I am also helping my girlfriend to become more aware of her power in CHOICES (that; everything in life, is a result of previous choices made by oneself, in one form or another). She's making very fast progress and it makes me a very happy man to both live the way that I want to and to see her smile when she wakes up, eager to become more powerful and to find herself.

Christianity doesn't claim that people came with a predefined destiny. We say we have FREE WILL. "LIBERUL ARBITRU"

Random fact: The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

I’ve been searching for the meaning of life, my whole life! Sometimes I think of just dying just too know if theres a meaning after life.

I was looking for the answer of "Meaning of life" as titled. But it was more of a short biography 🥴

TED: According to this *female* philosopher, labeling people as women is a form of systematic oppression. Also TED: Be sure to check out our videos on these successful *women.*

There is no meaning, if there is it would like this , life is a creation of one called god, as a part of desire of become god implying that there is no true god , just beings who wants someone below them to subject the created to their desire , implying everyone is selfish even god , and one day , atomic bonded life will be rise up just not us

What a pleasant surprise to hear de Beauvoir mentioned as one of the founders of existentialism.

The relationship between De buvior, Satre, and Camus is very interesting. Satre and Camus were good friends but came into conflict regarding Communism, and De Buvior's relationship to them

“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men. Now, women forget all those things they don’t want to remember, and remember everything they don’t want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly.” - Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937

There’s no meaning! Nothing maters, the Universe is infinite, strange, mysterious. In about 150 years nobody on this planet who knew me, remember me or missing me. It’s the same for everyone.

Simone: breaks laws of philosophy Others: de Beau whaa

The meaning of life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!

"Freedom of choice is the essence of all accountability.” ― Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom

who is here from playing Nier Automata?

The more we specify groups of people, the more segregated we become.

Das ultimate meaning of life is to manifest our divinity because Man is a god in ruin. Strange indeed; But in de heart of every interbeing There is a seed of Buddhahood. He who speaks only das truth And nothing false Is a Buddha.

This reminds me of the film *"Pursuit of Happyness"*

Philosophy can posit interesting questions, but cannot answer any. Philosophers are always wrong. Questioning physical reality is for fools.

So lucky to have found her when I was 17.

It is false that christianity does not believe in individual freedom. The fact that God has given us the possibility to follow a certain path, which will give us plenitude, does not mean that we cannot choose our own path in life.

The meaning of life, is when a creature is not dead.

I don't know why but i read the thumbnail as "the moaning of life" and i was like Ted Ed wtf ?

I think the real "meaning of life" for Simone de Beauvoir was to share her pre-teen lovers with Jean-Paul Sartre.

the meaning of life in a nutshell enjoyment is one of many existential existence meanings all leading back to life and death spoiler it's the meaning of life So the meaning of life is the infinite cosmic events infinitely perpetuating the creation of planets those planets creating life take earth humans make humans animals make animals and trees make 🌲 .etc and without death there would be an oversaturation of life itself the meaning of existential existence is the same being a doctor or soldier or just a simple editor like me effects myself or someone else by extending or shorting life with every action you or I take all quantum physics really even does is act like the Glu that holds this and every other infinite sub set of reality together think of this one as its own place with infinite sub sets of its own now imagine every single thought you have has its own version of that if broken down proves the existence of god budda Mohammed the power rangers and everything in-between starting from least to greatest in power scale I love knowing this because I not only lean towards life but I also know every show every game everything you see whatch or think about is something that is happening in real time for someone somewhere at this very second it makes tv and videos games so much more fun not to mention everything is about life and death don't believe me well take a human there body is constantly living and dying at the same time blood cells down to the atomic level it all dies and regenerates untill the body is no more and the energy that is in it is displaced into another reality your minds constantly learning new information even just thinking Wich you do all day every day even when asleep pushes out the old info and gives you a new perspective in some way for better or worse the meaning of life in this reality and all realitys have only one constant life and death and a never ending rollercoaster of living and dieing throughout all reality well if you read this far let me say thank for understanding the meaning of life and death and I hope this will bring some if any closer for those that can't see the big picture because life has so many little pieces stay safe and as always.. see you later space cowboys 🤠🐕🚀

I feel so connected to her reading her memoirs, idk I just love her

I'm interested in her thinking but this is definitely an idealistic thoughts that can possibly cause harm in social fabric.

Great video, as usual, but "Beauvoir created the foundations of existentialism"? What about Kierkgaard or even Nietzsche... by far Beauvoir is not the most important Existentialist author if we have in mind the work of Heidegger, Camus, Kierkgaard and others...

The philosopher believed the wind is only a form,so therefore spit in the wind. The philosopher thought she was a man as she menstruated.

That's some impeccable pronunciation of those French names. Really good hear, just like a Parisian accent.

Existentialism is a very very dark philosophy and particularly the young should avoid nearing it particularly the mentally disturbed and perplexed ones. How long humans have gone in order to defy the simplest meaning of life innate to literally every human on earth and that is obeying the Good Lord and spending life in its service. We've developed dark philosophies like Existentialism that destroy our internal peace and throw us into the quagmire of depression and anxiety just to get away with it but we can't. Life without GOD is so painful that it is not worth living at all.

C'est une grande personnalité, qui a fait beaucoup pour l'être humain. Merci pour cette géniale vidéo

Hmm ... it seems there is a contradiction in the Greatest Ethical Imperative by SdB which is "... while protecting the freedom of *others* ...", this is Kant's Categorical Imperative, which merges our own life meaning to others.

2:28 Can someone identify the people in this segment? I only recognize Albert Camus

I've always thought the word "meaning" was misused regarding life. We find meanings in dictionaries. We find *purpose* in our lives. It's imprecise language.

Did anyone else see Albert Camus on that bench, or is it just me?

Anything: Absolutely Anything: Philosophers: TELL ME WHY

So she’s the root of demoralisation occurring now.

I think this video is missing a lot of important details from her story!

04:10 I love this channel because they chose to include this side of her.

I always want to end teded videos with that therapeutic tune at the end. but don't want next vedio or advertisements to ruin it.

Literally no one : De Beauvoir : *blasts everything and everyone*.

you don't master anything in school stop making nonsensical statements to polish her image

Yes! I didnt know about Simone, but I agree with all of her points. I'm glad you posted this video TED.

tưởng nói về ý nghĩa của cuộc đời, nhưng hóa ra video đang nói về nữ quyền

2:17- Nice Easter egg including Camus as one of the guys.

I consider Ted-ed videos to be the best educational videos on RU-vid. However, being honest, I couldn't quite recognise where exactly you talked about "the meaning of life according to Simon de Beauvoir" in the video. The fact that the actual content was only of less than a minute and that it was lost in a 5 min long video was a little disturbing. But still, thanks a lot for making these videos.🙌

I learn of her through Ethics of Ambiguity! Shame it wasn't a hit earlier on, they didn't know what they were missing ☕️

The meaning of life is simple *Live*

The entire composition of this video: the voice, the animation, the content, everything, is wonderfully pulchritudinous.

People are talking about philosophy while I'm still interested in the accent of the speaker.. Such a beautiful voice!!

For me, "La Vieillese" by Simone de Beauvoir is her greatest work.

Does anyone know what’s the name of the piano piece used?

"Life fundamentally is meaningless , it just you who can give meaning to it. , You are the ultimate controller of your life." - Me

I believe this video is titled wrong

I can definitely agree with de Beauvoir that Life is not predetermined by some plan, but I do think that all Life is driven by one single purpose: the maximization of what it can do, and what it can create. Or simply: the maximization of Its Potential. And I myself currently think the meaning of Life comes down to the following: Maximize your own, unique, and God-given potential, by doing the following three things: 1: Always strive, as well as you possibly can, for better outcomes, with the most benefit, for the least amount of effort. 2: Use the begotten knowledge to help the other to maximize his/her own unique, and God-given potential. 3: Store the begotten knowledge in such a way that another person can use it for maximizing his/her potential, so that after your own Death, the impact of your Life lives on in new Life. This, I believe, is the primary act that all Lifeforms share, from the tiniest single celled organism, to the largest blue whale. I believe that the growth of each individual Life form is our common denominator, and should be the primary act in every Life form, including us human beings. “The only real sin is not maximizing your God given potential.” God gave you these gifts and not respecting them by maximizing them, is the only real sin." - Unknown Jesuit scholar

All academic rules are meant to be broken

"As soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them."

Clickbait title to talk about feminism? Weird

@TEDEx, will you be interested in making a video that goes deeper into this philosophy? I find your videos often to be very good in explaining complicated topics.