7.1: de Beauvoir's Life with Sartre
Read this article. Pay special attention to how de Beauvoir influenced Sartre's philosophy and the ways in which Sartre influenced de Beauvoir's philosophy. Also consider how de Beauvoir's criticism of Sartre helped shape her own existentialist philosophy.
Listen to Lecture 2, titled "Reading Beauvoir in the 21st Century." As you watch the lecture, consider the relationship between existentialism (as discussed in the previous units and subunits of this course) and feminism.