The Resource The less noble sex : scientific, religious, and philosophical conceptions of woman's nature, Nancy Tuana
The less noble sex : scientific, religious, and philosophical conceptions of woman's nature, Nancy Tuana
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 224 pages
- Contents
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- I. Between Man and Animal. 1. In the Beginning. 2. The Misbegotten Man
- II. The Weaker Vessel. 3. Not in God's Image. 4. The Less Noble Sex. 5. The Hysteria of Woman
- III. Creativity's Soil. 6. Children of the Gods. 7. The Weaker Seed
- IV. The Beautiful Evil. 8. In Man's Control
- Isbn
- 9780253360984
- Label
- The less noble sex : scientific, religious, and philosophical conceptions of woman's nature
- Title
- The less noble sex
- Title remainder
- scientific, religious, and philosophical conceptions of woman's nature
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy Tuana
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tuana, Nancy
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
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- Race, gender, and science
- Midland book
- Series volume
- MB 830
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Feminist theory
- Woman (Philosophy)
- Sexism in science
- Women
- Philosophy
- Prejudice
- Religion
- Science
- Social Perception
- Label
- The less noble sex : scientific, religious, and philosophical conceptions of woman's nature, Nancy Tuana
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [192]-219) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Between Man and Animal. 1. In the Beginning. 2. The Misbegotten Man -- II. The Weaker Vessel. 3. Not in God's Image. 4. The Less Noble Sex. 5. The Hysteria of Woman -- III. Creativity's Soil. 6. Children of the Gods. 7. The Weaker Seed -- IV. The Beautiful Evil. 8. In Man's Control
- Control code
- 27265899
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780253360984
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92047411
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1577221
- Label
- The less noble sex : scientific, religious, and philosophical conceptions of woman's nature, Nancy Tuana
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [192]-219) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Between Man and Animal. 1. In the Beginning. 2. The Misbegotten Man -- II. The Weaker Vessel. 3. Not in God's Image. 4. The Less Noble Sex. 5. The Hysteria of Woman -- III. Creativity's Soil. 6. Children of the Gods. 7. The Weaker Seed -- IV. The Beautiful Evil. 8. In Man's Control
- Control code
- 27265899
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780253360984
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92047411
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1577221
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