The Less Noble Sex: Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of Woman's NatureIndiana University Press, 1993 - 224 pages 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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Page 43
... eyes often larger MEN shoulders square waist less constricted hips narrower legs longer muscles larger more hair on body , that of head shorter beard skin rougher superciliary ridges more prominent eyes often smaller . 75 On the basis ...
... eyes often larger MEN shoulders square waist less constricted hips narrower legs longer muscles larger more hair on body , that of head shorter beard skin rougher superciliary ridges more prominent eyes often smaller . 75 On the basis ...
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... eye view . " Des- cartes thus defined knowledge as objective , that is , independent of human con- cerns or values ... eyes , I shall stop my ears , I shall call away all my senses , I shall efface even from my thoughts all the images ...
... eye view . " Des- cartes thus defined knowledge as objective , that is , independent of human con- cerns or values ... eyes , I shall stop my ears , I shall call away all my senses , I shall efface even from my thoughts all the images ...
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... eyes and face which contrast prettily , beauties pure and simple . " 33 Interior charms are the ba- sis upon which a man of noble understanding loves a woman ; a woman possessing them " lets the glimmer of a beautiful understanding play ...
... eyes and face which contrast prettily , beauties pure and simple . " 33 Interior charms are the ba- sis upon which a man of noble understanding loves a woman ; a woman possessing them " lets the glimmer of a beautiful understanding play ...
Contents
The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
Copyright | |
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