{"product_id":"9780913757512","title":"The Flight From Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Stern’s \u003cem\u003eThe Flight from Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of the polarity of the sexes as reflected in the conflict between two modes of knowledge–scientific or rational, as contrasted with intuitive or poetic. In exploring this rich theme, he undertakes the psychological portraits of six representative figures whose thought and work have influenced modern man: Descartes, Goethe, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Tolstoy, and Sartre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scientific revolution of the last 300 years has yielded, in Dr. Stern’s view, a de-ferninization and de-humanization of society, in the sense that it is a rejection of the kind of wisdom, called sophia, that is comprehended intuitively. “If we equate the one-sidedly rational and technical with the masculine,” he states, “there arises the ghastly specter of a world impoverished of womanly values.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply original work, \u003cem\u003eThe Flight from Woman\u003c\/em\u003e goes far beyond psychology in its analysis of the malaise of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paragon House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019960369392,"sku":"9780913757512","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780913757512_p0.jpg?v=1763863005","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780913757512","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}