Being Human: The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir

3 credits

This course is an historical reading of Beauvoir's philosophical work from “Pyrrhus and Cineas” to The Second Sex. Our focus will be her theories of human ambiguity, the tension between human freedom and responsibility, the relationship between metaphysics and literature. **Permission of the Department Head is required to register.** *Note: Students may receive credit for one of PHIL 890AU, PHIL 310AO, or PHIL 410AO.*