"[Woman] is simply what man decrees; thus she is called the sex, by which is meant that she appears essentially to the male as a sexual being. For him she is sex -- absolute sex, no less. She is defined and differentiated with reference to man and not he with reference to her; she is incidental, the inessential as opposed to the essential. He is the Subject, he is the Absolute -- she is the Other."

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About Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir was a French philosopher, writer, and feminist theorist associated with existentialism. She is best known for The Second Sex, a foundational text in modern feminist thought. Her work also includes influential novels, memoirs, and political essays.

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