The Less Noble Sex: Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of Woman's NatureIndiana University Press, 1993 - 224 sider This book looks at five major beliefs about woman's nature generally accepted by Western philosophers, theologians, and scientists from the classical period to the nineteenth century. These are that: woman is less perfect than man, woman possesses inferior rational capacities, woman has a defective moral sense, man is the primary creative force, and that woman is in need of control. |
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... desires that do not include desires about how other people ought to interact with each other . When interacting with others people will almost certainly develop ' social ' desires for things such as power , prestige , reputation and ...
... desires that do not include desires about how other people ought to interact with each other . When interacting with others people will almost certainly develop ' social ' desires for things such as power , prestige , reputation and ...
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... desires are modally separable or that there is no necessary connection between beliefs and desires: for any belief and any desire a person may have, we can imagine her having the belief but not the desire. What is meant to be ruled out ...
... desires are modally separable or that there is no necessary connection between beliefs and desires: for any belief and any desire a person may have, we can imagine her having the belief but not the desire. What is meant to be ruled out ...
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... desires makes sense because desires for the bad are abnormal. R.M. Hare (1963a), responding to a case from Philippa Foot (1961), argues that it would be odd if ... desires for the bad are abnormal cannot Why Criticize Desires for the Bad? 57.
... desires makes sense because desires for the bad are abnormal. R.M. Hare (1963a), responding to a case from Philippa Foot (1961), argues that it would be odd if ... desires for the bad are abnormal cannot Why Criticize Desires for the Bad? 57.
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The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
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The Less Noble Sex: Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of ... Nancy Tuana Ingen forhåndsvisning - 1993 |
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