“ Man is not fascinated by wholeness because it symbolizes feminine virginity: rather, his love for wholeness makes virginity precious. Work, war, play, and art define ways of being in the world that cannot be reduced to any others ”
Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949). copy citation
Author | Simone de Beauvoir |
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Source | The Second Sex |
Topic | war wholeness |
Date | 1949 |
Language | English |
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Note | Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany Chevallier |
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