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The Woman Within

A Psychoanalytic Essay on Femininity
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The Woman Within by Rafael E. Lopez-Corvo explores the universal feminine principle, contrasting it with the masculine and delving into its socio-biological and psychological dimensions. The author discusses concepts such as the classification of the 'Eves', the masochistic nature of women, and 'giraffe women', aiming to uncover obstacles women face on the path to self-illumination and to outline a future identity for women, termed the "Vindicated Eve".
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Evaluates the obstacles that obstruct woman's road towards self-illumination and to likewise consider, the real course woman ought to take in order to finally find her proper identity, the idiosyncrasy and authenticity that will define women of the future.

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Although it is quite possible that many will consider this book irreverent or disrespectful of ideas or institutions, I am certain that they will also perceive it as a defender of women and their unquestionable transcendence throughout history. The main ideas I now share publicly, are ones I have considered for many years: the classification of the 'Eves', the masochistic character of women, the concept of giraffe women, etc.

Other ideas appeared afterwards, some at the last moment, as I enjoyed the company of friends, who frequently and generously lend their time to discuss with me their own opinions. I believe that there is a universal feminine principle just as there is a masculine one, the difference remains in the fact that, from the very beginning of creation, everything about man has already been said and nothing continues to be undisclosed, whereas woman, is an untold story yet to be discovered. - From the Foreword

The Woman Within must be related with the socio-biological power of imprinting, with the guilt that such fatalistic puissance of imprinting induces, together with the apparent complication of an anatomically hidden sexuality. This essay will attempt to define the aforementioned feminine principle, to evaluate the obstacles that obstruct woman's road towards self-illumination and to likewise consider the real course woman ought to take in order to finally find her proper identity, the idiosyncrasy and authenticity that will define women of the future, perhaps many years from now: the "Vindicated Eve". - From the author's Foreword

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781855756946

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Karnac Books

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Rafael E. Lopez-Corvo is a training and supervising psychoanalyst, Venezuelan and Canadian Psychoanalytic Societies. He is former associate professor of McGill University and Program Director of the Child and Adolescent Unit at the Douglas Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is also a former member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis. He maintains a private practice of psychoanalysis in Toronto, Canada.

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