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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... give to individuals . But neither do we confuse the idea of private interest with happiness : that is another frequently encountered point of view ; are women in a harem not happier than a woman voter ? Is a housewife not happier than a ...
... give to individuals . But neither do we confuse the idea of private interest with happiness : that is another frequently encountered point of view ; are women in a harem not happier than a woman voter ? Is a housewife not happier than a ...
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... gives it its sexual characteristics ; some of the secreted hormones act as stimulants and others as inhibitors ; the ... give a generally valid description of the notion of female ; defining her as a carrier of ova and the male as a ...
... gives it its sexual characteristics ; some of the secreted hormones act as stimulants and others as inhibitors ; the ... give a generally valid description of the notion of female ; defining her as a carrier of ova and the male as a ...
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... give a psychic interpretation of chemical formulas defining male and female hormones . We categorically reject the idea of a psychophysiological parallelism ; the bases of this doctrine have definitively and long been weakened . I ...
... give a psychic interpretation of chemical formulas defining male and female hormones . We categorically reject the idea of a psychophysiological parallelism ; the bases of this doctrine have definitively and long been weakened . I ...
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Contents
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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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