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 18
... Given the persistence of the image of woman as less perfect than man within Christianity , it is reasonable to expect this view to have a strong influence upon Western scientific theories . And this is in- deed what we find . A clear ...
... Given the persistence of the image of woman as less perfect than man within Christianity , it is reasonable to expect this view to have a strong influence upon Western scientific theories . And this is in- deed what we find . A clear ...
Page 99
... Given this , an imbalance of the menstrual functions was sure to bring on insanity . And for those women who were truly insane , the U.S. physician Alexander Walker ( 1779-1852 ) claimed that " delirium increases and suicide oc- curs ...
... Given this , an imbalance of the menstrual functions was sure to bring on insanity . And for those women who were truly insane , the U.S. physician Alexander Walker ( 1779-1852 ) claimed that " delirium increases and suicide oc- curs ...
Page 125
... given to her by Hephaistos . Hesiod's description of the creation of Pandora re- inforces the view that the female contribution is not essential , for the male gives form to that which is created . BIRTH REVERSALS IN THE CHRISTIAN ...
... given to her by Hephaistos . Hesiod's description of the creation of Pandora re- inforces the view that the female contribution is not essential , for the male gives form to that which is created . BIRTH REVERSALS IN THE CHRISTIAN ...
Contents
The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
Copyright | |
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