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 49
... virile character and situation as a whole . If one criticizes the doctrine to the letter , the psychoanalyst maintains that its spirit has been misunderstood ; if one approves of the spirit , he immediately wants to limit you to the ...
... virile character and situation as a whole . If one criticizes the doctrine to the letter , the psychoanalyst maintains that its spirit has been misunderstood ; if one approves of the spirit , he immediately wants to limit you to the ...
Page 50
... virile significance . We can say as much for the orgasm . " According to him , women who attain orgasm are " viriloid " women ; sexual fulfillment is a " one - way street " and woman is only at the halfway point.1 Freud does not go that ...
... virile significance . We can say as much for the orgasm . " According to him , women who attain orgasm are " viriloid " women ; sexual fulfillment is a " one - way street " and woman is only at the halfway point.1 Freud does not go that ...
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... virile pretensions ; she identifies with her mother and tries to seduce her father . The castration complex and the Electra complex reinforce each other ; the feeling of frustration for girls is all the more painful as , loving her ...
... virile pretensions ; she identifies with her mother and tries to seduce her father . The castration complex and the Electra complex reinforce each other ; the feeling of frustration for girls is all the more painful as , loving her ...
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... virility : Freud takes this for granted when instead he should account for it.2 Besides , because there is no original description of the feminine libido , the notion of the Electra complex is very vague . Even the presence of a ...
... virility : Freud takes this for granted when instead he should account for it.2 Besides , because there is no original description of the feminine libido , the notion of the Electra complex is very vague . Even the presence of a ...
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... virile and feminine attitudes ; when a child follows the path indicated by one or another of his parents , it could be because he freely takes on their projects : his behavior could be the result of a choice motivated by ends . Even for ...
... virile and feminine attitudes ; when a child follows the path indicated by one or another of his parents , it could be because he freely takes on their projects : his behavior could be the result of a choice motivated by ends . Even for ...
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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