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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Side 176
... discussion of how the change in biology from a hierarchical model of sexual differences to a model of the sexes as being different in kind was not the conse- quence of increased scientific knowledge , but rather the result of new ways ...
... discussion of how the change in biology from a hierarchical model of sexual differences to a model of the sexes as being different in kind was not the conse- quence of increased scientific knowledge , but rather the result of new ways ...
Side 177
... discussion of Maier's theory can be found in Allen and Hubbs , " Outrunning Atalanta . " 42. Maier , Atalanta ... discussion of such arguments see Gould's " Women's Brains . " 60. Allan , " On the Real Differences , ” p . cciv . 61 ...
... discussion of Maier's theory can be found in Allen and Hubbs , " Outrunning Atalanta . " 42. Maier , Atalanta ... discussion of such arguments see Gould's " Women's Brains . " 60. Allan , " On the Real Differences , ” p . cciv . 61 ...
Side 185
... discussion of the Trobriand Islanders , especially The Sexual Lives of Savages . 2. In chapters six and seven , I will employ the term " creativity " to refer to generative and procreative powers . I will not discuss artistic , literary ...
... discussion of the Trobriand Islanders , especially The Sexual Lives of Savages . 2. In chapters six and seven , I will employ the term " creativity " to refer to generative and procreative powers . I will not discuss artistic , literary ...
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The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
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