About this philosophy book
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
An Unabridged Version Of Beauvoir's Feminist Exploration Of The Psychological, Sexual And Social Roles Of Women And Their Historical And Contemporary Situation In Western Culture At The Middle Of The Twentieth Century. I. Facts And Myths. Destiny : Biological Data ; The Psychoanalytical Point Of View ; The Point Of View Of Historical Materialism -- History -- Myths : Montherlant Or The Bread Of Disgust ; D. H. Lawrence Or Phallic Pride ; Claudel Or The Handmaiden Of The Lord ; Breton Or Poetry ; Stendhal Or Romancing The Real -- Ii. Lived Experience. Formative Years : Childhood ; The Girl ; Sexual Initiation ; The Lesbian -- Situation : The Married Woman ; The Mother ; Social Life ; Prostitutes And Hetaeras ; From Maturity To Old Age ; Woman's Situation And Character -- Justifications : The Narcissist ; The Woman In Love ; The Mystic -- Toward Liberation : The Independent Woman. Simone De Beauvoir ; Translated By Constance Borde And Sheila Malovany-chevallier ; With An Introduction By Judith Thurman. This Translation Originally Published In Slightly Different Form In Great Britain By Jonathan Cape ... In 2009--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Publisher
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307265562
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Sociology, Gender Studies, Literary Fiction