Simone de Beauvoir, Philosophy, and Feminism
In the introduction to The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." Nancy Bauer begins her book by asking: "Then what kind of a problem does being a woman pose?" Bauer''s aim is to show that in answering this question The Second Sex dramatizes the extent to which being a woman poses a...
In the introduction to The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." Nancy Bauer begins her book by asking: "Then what kind of a problem does being a woman pose?" Bauer''s aim is to show that in answering this question The Second Sex dramatizes the extent to which being a woman poses a...
