Stanford University: Dr. Debra Bergoffen's "Simone de Beauvoir"
Read this article on de Beauvoir. As you read, pay attention to the discussion of de Beauvoir's literary fiction and the way in which it served as a vehicle for her philosophical ideas. What is the role of the Other in individual human existence? Ask yourself whether we have any responsibility toward the Other, and if so, what exactly that responsibility is. Is this a responsibility that we can ignore?
Click http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/ link to open resource.