Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A first American edition/first printing with little shelfwear in Fine condition in a Very Good dust-jacket with chipping to the edges and soiling to the surfaces.

In Force of Circumstance, Simone De Beauvoir explores the concept of free will and determinism. She discusses the idea that free will is an illusion and that humans are simply products of their environment and their genetics. She argues that humans cannot control their own destiny and that we are ultimately controlled by our environment and our genes.; 8vo; 658 pages.