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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Page 122
... male rather than the female . In the third reversal , Zeus gives birth ... seed . " 47 To prove his claims , he gave the ex- ample of Athena , father ... male seed is the primary creative force . The woman is like a plowed field that ...
... male rather than the female . In the third reversal , Zeus gives birth ... seed . " 47 To prove his claims , he gave the ex- ample of Athena , father ... male seed is the primary creative force . The woman is like a plowed field that ...
Page 123
... seed of Hephaistos mixed with the earth , Erichthonius was produced.49 In this story , male seed is potent enough to create life when it is placed in nour- ishing surroundings . The earth is an obvious source of nourishment , and in ...
... seed of Hephaistos mixed with the earth , Erichthonius was produced.49 In this story , male seed is potent enough to create life when it is placed in nour- ishing surroundings . The earth is an obvious source of nourishment , and in ...
Page 141
... male produced seed . Alchemists depicted the female role in reproduction as that of nurturing and providing sustenance for the seed placed in her by the male . This image of generation is reflected in their texts in three ar- eas ...
... male produced seed . Alchemists depicted the female role in reproduction as that of nurturing and providing sustenance for the seed placed in her by the male . This image of generation is reflected in their texts in three ar- eas ...
Contents
The Weaker Vessel | 51 |
Creativitys Soil | 109 |
The Beautiful Evil | 153 |
Copyright | |
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