Ep. 232: Simone De Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" (Part One)

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 3:51 a.m.

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On Simone De Beauvoir\\u2019s The Second Sex (1949): the intro, conclusion, \\u201cWoman\\u2019s Situation and Character\\u201d and parts of \\u201cLived Experience," with guest Jennifer Hansen.

According to Beauvoir, Woman is historically conceived of by society (and herself) as "Other," as not a Subject who creates and makes decisions. Her life is pre-determined, revolving around marriage and child-bearing, and is so deformed by this situation.

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