Understanding «The Second Sex»
Published on 31. December 1984
Book
Hardback
287 pages
978-0-8204-0142-3 (ISBN)
Description
While all who are interested in the philosophical issues surrounding feminism should read Simone de Beauvoir's seminal work The Second Sex, many who begin the long journey do not understand the philo- sophical traditions from which her analyses and arguments grow. This makes understanding and appreciating the cogency of her position very difficult. Understanding The Second Sex introduces the naive reader to the necessary philosophical tradition, explicates major portions of the text, and analyzes Simone de Beauvoir's criticisms of marriage and romantic love.
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Contents: Understanding «The Second Sex» provides the reader with a clear description of the philosophical foundations which underlie Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex - It also explicates and analyses those sections of the book which are philosophically the most significant.