Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the w

Summary

This quote highlights that representations of the world are subjective and influenced by individual perspectives. Men, in their attempt to depict the world, often mistake their own point of view for an objective truth. It emphasizes that no representation can capture the entire reality of the world as it is shaped by the biases, beliefs, and limited understanding of those who describe it. Ultimately, it reminds us to approach various representations of the world with skepticism and recognize the inherent subjectivity in them.

Topics

Truth

By Simone de Beauvoir

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing.

Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing.

Beauty

I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with

I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.

Food

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races - I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office

Abraham Lincoln

Politics Equality Race Socialservice

My earliest memory is seeing Michael Jackson in Melbourne wi

My earliest memory is seeing Michael Jackson in Melbourne with my sister when I was about ten. I still have this souvenir stick with a glove that would light up and make a peace sign in a bunch of different colors. I'm so happy my mom didn't throw that out.

Emilie de Ravin

Mom

There are always two forces warring against each other withi

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Conflict

If we ever do end up acting just like rats or Pavlov's dogs,

If we ever do end up acting just like rats or Pavlov's dogs, it will be largely because behaviorism has conditioned us to do so.

Richard D. Rosen

Manners

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will m

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.

William Tecumseh Sherman

Peace

We had every problems starting a big top could have. The ten

We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the shows. It was only with the courage and arrogance of youth that we survived.

Courage

I was very happy in both my marriages. I was unfaithful and

I was very happy in both my marriages. I was unfaithful and so were they, just like any other normal couple.

Love Marriage Inspirational Divorce Relationships Cheating Faithfulness

However important it is that love shall precede marriage, it

However important it is that love shall precede marriage, it is far more important that it shall continue after marriage.

Samson Raphael Hirsch

Love Marriage

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their o

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Men

The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the

The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the world, the King the word of whose mouth destroys mountains and seas, who by his lordly attack has forced mighty and merciless Kings from the rising of the sun to the setting of the same to acknowledge one supremacy.

Royalty Kings