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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Page 10
... remains to be explained how it was that man won at the outset . It seems possible that women might have carried off the victory , or that the battle might never be resolved . Why is it that this world has always belonged to men and that ...
... remains to be explained how it was that man won at the outset . It seems possible that women might have carried off the victory , or that the battle might never be resolved . Why is it that this world has always belonged to men and that ...
Page 14
... remains precious for many reasons ; they can hardly be blamed for not wanting to lightheartedly sacrifice all the benefits they derive from the myth : they know what they lose by relinquishing the woman of their dreams , but they do not ...
... remains precious for many reasons ; they can hardly be blamed for not wanting to lightheartedly sacrifice all the benefits they derive from the myth : they know what they lose by relinquishing the woman of their dreams , but they do not ...
Page 26
... remains striking . Sperm and ova result from a basically identical cellular evolution : the development of primitive female cells into oocytes differs from that of spermatocytes by protoplasmic phenomena , but the nuclear phenomena are ...
... remains striking . Sperm and ova result from a basically identical cellular evolution : the development of primitive female cells into oocytes differs from that of spermatocytes by protoplasmic phenomena , but the nuclear phenomena are ...
Page 37
... remains enclosed in the species . Subjectivity and separateness immediately mean conflict . Aggressiveness is one of the characteristics of the male in heat . It cannot be explained by competition , since there are about the same number ...
... remains enclosed in the species . Subjectivity and separateness immediately mean conflict . Aggressiveness is one of the characteristics of the male in heat . It cannot be explained by competition , since there are about the same number ...
Page 38
... remains neuter longer in the female fetus ; as a result , it is subjected to hormonal influence over a longer period , and its development is more often inverted ; most hermaphrodites are thought to be genotypically female subjects who ...
... remains neuter longer in the female fetus ; as a result , it is subjected to hormonal influence over a longer period , and its development is more often inverted ; most hermaphrodites are thought to be genotypically female subjects who ...
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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