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Simone de Beauvoir's
The Second Sex is the most important work of feminist philosophy ever published and one of the great texts of the Twentieth century. Renowned for introducing the theory of woman as the 'Other' it is a widely-studied text that continues to exert profound influence on feminist thought. This book is essential reading for all students of feminism, gender studies, philosophy, and literary studies and ideal for anyone reading de Beauvoir's classic work for the first time.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. An Unlikely Feminist Avatar Beauvoir's life and times; how Beauvoir came to write The Second Sex
2. "I am a Woman" "Introduction": Descartes, Modern Philosophy, and Skepticism
3. Freud, Marx, and the Second Sex "The Psychoanalytic Point of View" and "The Point of View of Historical Materialism": Freud, Marx, and Engels
4. Masters and Slaves The "History" chapters: Hegel on mutual recognition, Sartre on "The Look"
5: "One Is Not Born a Woman" "The Data of Biology," "The Formative Years" chapters: Essentialism vs. Anti-Essentialism in feminist philosophy
6. The Allure of Self-Objectification "The Lesbian," "The Married Woman," "The Mother," "The Narcissist," "The Woman in Love"
Conclusion: The Legacy of The Second SexEquality vs. Difference Feminism, The Sex/Gender Distinction, Postmodernism, the "Third Wave"
Appendix: Translation Issues
