Manliness
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300122543 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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tour de force Leo Strauss famously commented that the change in meaning of the word "virtue", from manliness in war to a woman's chastity, reflects the crisis of modernity. In a way Mansfield's book can be seen as a commentary on that remark - a remark to which he alludes. In his lectures on Plato, Str. Peter Cohee said Read Manliness as soon as you can.. Profoundly erudite and intellectually honest, Manliness tracks the growth of feminism -- and its goal of a gender-neutral society -- both within and against the Western tradition of political philosophy. Some books you wish you had read earlier. This is one of them. It has been out ten ye. Francesca said A fresh perspective. Very good, well argued book
But Mansfield's theories on gender equality are likely to create the most conversation: "women are the weaker sex," "women's bodies are made to attract and to please men" and "now that women are equal, they should be able to accept being told that they aren't, quite" all appear on the same page. From Publishers Weekly Harvard government professor Mansfield delves into philosophy, literature and science to define manliness and to argue that it should have a place in an increasingly non-gender-specific society. But at all times heroes have to assert themselves. The question is, what is in it
Our gender-neutral society” does not like it but cannot get rid of it.Drawing from science, literature, and philosophy, Mansfield examines the layers of manliness, from vulgar aggression, to assertive manliness, to manliness as virtue, and to philosophical manliness. He shows that manliness seeks and welcomes drama, prefers times of war, conflict, and risk, and brings change or restores order at crucial moments. This is the first comprehensive study of manliness, a quality both bad and good, mostly male, often intolerant, irrational, and ambitious. Manly men in their assertiveness raise issues, bring them to the fore, and make them public and politicalas for example, the manliness of the women’s movement.After a wide-ranging tour from stereotypes to Hemingway and Achilles, to Nietzsche, to feminism, and to Plato, the author returns to today’s problem of unemployed manliness.” Form