The Second SexThe essential masterwork that has provoked and inspired generations of men and women. “From Eve’s apple to Virginia Woolf’s room of her own, Beauvoir’s treatise remains an essential rallying point, urging self-sufficiency and offering the fruit of knowledge.” —Vogue |
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... concrete human being is always uniquely situated . To reject the notions of the eternal feminine , the black soul , or the Jewish character is not to deny that there are today Jews , blacks , or women : this denial is not a liberation ...
... concrete human being is always uniquely situated . To reject the notions of the eternal feminine , the black soul , or the Jewish character is not to deny that there are today Jews , blacks , or women : this denial is not a liberation ...
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... concrete means to organize themselves into a unit that could posit itself in opposition . They have no past , no history , no religion of their own ; and unlike the proletariat , they have no solidarity of labor or interests ; they even ...
... concrete means to organize themselves into a unit that could posit itself in opposition . They have no past , no history , no religion of their own ; and unlike the proletariat , they have no solidarity of labor or interests ; they even ...
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... , in politics , and so forth , and they hold the most important positions . In addition to their concrete power , they are invested with a prestige whose tradition is reinforced by the child's whole education : the INTRODUCTION | 9.
... , in politics , and so forth , and they hold the most important positions . In addition to their concrete power , they are invested with a prestige whose tradition is reinforced by the child's whole education : the INTRODUCTION | 9.
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... concrete means , because she senses the necessary link connecting her to man without positing its reciprocity , and because she often derives satisfaction from her role as Other . But a question immediately arises : How did this whole ...
... concrete means , because she senses the necessary link connecting her to man without positing its reciprocity , and because she often derives satisfaction from her role as Other . But a question immediately arises : How did this whole ...
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... concrete inequality he recognizes . But as soon as he clashes with her , the situation is reversed . He will apply the concrete inequality theme and will even allow himself to disavow abstract equality . " This is how many men affirm ...
... concrete inequality he recognizes . But as soon as he clashes with her , the situation is reversed . He will apply the concrete inequality theme and will even allow himself to disavow abstract equality . " This is how many men affirm ...
Contents
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62 | |
Chapter 1 | 71 |
Chapter 3 | 90 |
Chapter 4 | 104 |
Chapter 5 | 126 |
Introduction | 279 |
Chapter 5 | 439 |
Chapter 8 | 599 |
From Maturity to Old Age | 619 |
Chapter to Womans Situation and Character | 638 |
The Narcissist | 667 |
The Woman in Love | 683 |
The Mystic | 709 |
Chapter 1 | 159 |
Chapter 2 | 214 |
Claudel or the Handmaiden of the Lord | 237 |
Chapter 3 | 266 |
The Independent Woman | 721 |
Conclusion | 753 |
Selected Sources | 767 |
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