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Page 11
... says Montaigne . In certain cases , the process is transparent . It is striking , for example , that the Roman code limiting a wife's rights invokes " the imbecility and fragility of the sex " just when a weakening family structure ...
... says Montaigne . In certain cases , the process is transparent . It is striking , for example , that the Roman code limiting a wife's rights invokes " the imbecility and fragility of the sex " just when a weakening family structure ...
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... says : psychoanalysis is a method ; but the success of the method strengthens the doctrinaire in his faith . After all , where would the true features of psychoanalysis be found if not with psychoanalysts themselves ? But among them ...
... says : psychoanalysis is a method ; but the success of the method strengthens the doctrinaire in his faith . After all , where would the true features of psychoanalysis be found if not with psychoanalysts themselves ? But among them ...
Page 50
... says Dalbiez . * But nothing is murkier than the notion of " aptitude , " or of possibility : only reality can ... say , a force of virile significance . We can say as much for the orgasm . " According to him , women who attain orgasm ...
... says Dalbiez . * But nothing is murkier than the notion of " aptitude , " or of possibility : only reality can ... say , a force of virile significance . We can say as much for the orgasm . " According to him , women who attain orgasm ...
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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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