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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2020

Ep. 234: Beauvoir on Romance in “The Second Sex” (Part One)

from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · host Mark Linsenmayer

On Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (1949): "The Woman in Love" and "Myths" with guest Jennifer Hansen. What is love under patriarchy? We all want to achieve solidity in another's eyes, but the Othered woman wants to live through the man, and the man sees the woman as his rejected corporeal character. Party time! Don't wait for part two; get the full, ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition now! Please support PEL! Sponsors: Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/PEL for a free trial of The Great Courses Plus Video Learning Service. Visit Keeps.com/EXAMINED for a free month of hair loss medication. Please consider contributing to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society through Mina Linsenmayer's campaign; see partiallyexaminedlife.com/cancer. The post Ep. 234: Beauvoir on Romance in “The Second Sex” (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

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