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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... purpose , but will always gradually increase his knowledge and so arrive at a true understanding of all that does not surpass his powers . ' It was Descartes's conviction that as long as investigators limited 60 THE WEAKER VESSEL.
... purpose , but will always gradually increase his knowledge and so arrive at a true understanding of all that does not surpass his powers . ' It was Descartes's conviction that as long as investigators limited 60 THE WEAKER VESSEL.
Page 83
... understanding . Kant explained that " the fair sex has just as much un- derstanding as the male , but it is a beautiful understanding , whereas ours [ men's ] should be a deep understanding , an expression that signifies identity with ...
... understanding . Kant explained that " the fair sex has just as much un- derstanding as the male , but it is a beautiful understanding , whereas ours [ men's ] should be a deep understanding , an expression that signifies identity with ...
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... understanding loves a woman ; a woman possessing them " lets the glimmer of a beautiful understanding play forth through discreet glances , and as in her face she portrays a tender feeling and a benevolent heart ... [ or ] she exhibits ...
... understanding loves a woman ; a woman possessing them " lets the glimmer of a beautiful understanding play forth through discreet glances , and as in her face she portrays a tender feeling and a benevolent heart ... [ or ] she exhibits ...
Contents
The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
Copyright | |
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