Less Noble Sex Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of Woman's Nature

Name: Less Noble Sex Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of Woman's Nature
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ISBN: 9780253208309

ISBN-10: 0253208300

ISBN-13: 9780253208309

Edition: 1993

Authors: Nancy Tuana

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"Less perfect than man, though more perfect than other animals, woman is incapable of rational thought and lacks in a moral sense; in fact, woman is characterized by a dangerous sexuality in need of control." Such beliefs were once accepted a priori as evidence of women's inferiority. Ranging over literature from philosophy, cosmology, theology, and science, Nancy Tuana examines theories of woman's nature to illustrate the way scientific literature, from Classical times through the late nineteenth century, has been influenced by - and has in turn affected - religious and philosophical tenets. Tuana provides a framework for understanding the persistence of the Western view of woman as…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 12/22/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Between Man and Animal



In the Beginning



The Misbegotten Man



The Weaker Vessel



Not in God's Image



The Less Noble Sex



The Hysteria of Woman



Creativity's Soil



Children of the Gods



The Weaker Seed



The Beautiful Evil



In Man's Control Postscript


Notes


Bibliography


Index