What is the "tragic ambiguity" of the human condition according to Simone de Beauvoir?
a. we don't seem to value things according to that value system built into the Great Chain of Being
b. to be conscious is to be apart from the world, but we are also still in the world
c. a crowd either renders the single individual wholly unrepentant and irresponsible or weakens his responsibility by making it a fraction of his decision
d. we don't know the true definition of piety
Answer: b. to be conscious is to be apart from the world, but we are also still in the world
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