Sex & Character - Couverture souple

Weininger, Otto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1428600620 ISBN 13 : 9781428600621

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Sex and Character is a philosophical treatise written by Otto Weininger, first published in 1903. The book explores the relationship between sex and gender, arguing that masculinity and femininity are not simply biological, but are instead shaped by cultural and societal factors. Weininger contends that gender is a fundamental aspect of human identity, and that the differences between men and women are not merely physical, but also psychological and spiritual.The book is divided into two parts. The first part examines the nature of sex and gender, arguing that men and women are fundamentally different in terms of their psychological and spiritual makeup. Weininger contends that men are rational, creative, and individualistic, while women are emotional, passive, and conformist. He suggests that these differences are rooted in biology, but are also shaped by cultural and societal factors.The second part of the book explores the nature of character, arguing that character is a reflection of one's gender identity. Weininger suggests that men and women have different moral and ethical standards, and that these differences are reflected in their behavior. He argues that men are inherently moral and ethical, while women are inherently amoral and unethical.Sex and Character is a controversial book that has been criticized for its sexist and anti-Semitic views. Weininger's ideas have been rejected by many modern scholars, but the book remains an important work in the history of gender studies and philosophy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

By the German Publisher) There are few instances in the history of literature in which a work so mature in its scientific purpose and so original in its philosophic aspect as Sex and Character has been produced by a student who was at the time of its completion less than thirty years of age. Sex and Character was at once accepted by scientific authorilies, who had direct knowledge of its subject matter, as a book that demanded respectful consideration, whether or not its conclusions might be accepted. It may at once be admitted that the book is by no means in harmony with contemporary thought. If the conclusions of Weininger should be accepted, discussions concerning the emancipation of women, the relation of women to culture, and tlie results of sexuality would be deprived of their foundation. In this treatise, we have presented, with all the penetrating acumen of the trained logician, a characterisation of sexual types, Mthe ideal man), and W(the ideal woman). The psychological phenomena are traced back to a final source and the author undertakes to present what he believes to be a definitive solution altogether alien to tlie field of inquiry wherein the answer has hitherto been sought In the science of characterology, here formulated for the first time, we have a strenuous scientific achievement of the first importance. A il former psychologies have been tlie psychology of the male, written by men, and more or less consciously applicable only to man as distinguished from humanity. Woman does not betray her secret. said Kant, and this has been true till now. But now she has revealed it by the voice of a man. The things women say about themselves have been suggested by men ;they repeat the discoveries, more or less real, which men have made about them.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1428600620
• ISBN 13: 9781428600621
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 380
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne