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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... translating books and articles on social science , art , and feminist literature for many years and have jointly authored numerous books in English and in French on subjects ranging from grammar to politics to American cooking .
... translating books and articles on social science , art , and feminist literature for many years and have jointly authored numerous books in English and in French on subjects ranging from grammar to politics to American cooking .
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... Social Life ⚫ 571 Chapter 8 Prostitutes and Hetaeras ⚫ 599 Chapter 9 From Maturity to Old Age 619 Chapter to Woman's Situation and Character . 638 PART FOUR PART THREE JUSTIFICATIONS Chapter 11 The Narcissist . 667 Chapter 12 The ...
... Social Life ⚫ 571 Chapter 8 Prostitutes and Hetaeras ⚫ 599 Chapter 9 From Maturity to Old Age 619 Chapter to Woman's Situation and Character . 638 PART FOUR PART THREE JUSTIFICATIONS Chapter 11 The Narcissist . 667 Chapter 12 The ...
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... social reality . " These phenomena could not be understood if human reality were solely a Mitsein * based on solidarity and friendship . On the contrary , they become clear if , following Hegel , a fundamental hostility to any other ...
... social reality . " These phenomena could not be understood if human reality were solely a Mitsein * based on solidarity and friendship . On the contrary , they become clear if , following Hegel , a fundamental hostility to any other ...
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... social dignity as the adult male ; afterward , he experiences in desire and love the resistance and independence of the desired and loved woman ; married , he respects in his wife the spouse and the mother , and in the concrete ...
... social dignity as the adult male ; afterward , he experiences in desire and love the resistance and independence of the desired and loved woman ; married , he respects in his wife the spouse and the mother , and in the concrete ...
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... individual existence is affirmed more imperiously in the male than in the female , in humanity individual " possibilities ” depend on the economic and social situation . In any case , it is not always true that 46 FACTS AND MYTHS.
... individual existence is affirmed more imperiously in the male than in the female , in humanity individual " possibilities ” depend on the economic and social situation . In any case , it is not always true that 46 FACTS AND MYTHS.
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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