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'''Sex and Character''' (German: ''Geschlecht und Charakter'', 1903) is a philosophical work written by [[Otto Weininger]]. | '''Sex and Character''' (German: ''Geschlecht und Charakter'', 1903) is a philosophical work written by [[Otto Weininger]]. | ||
The work takes a philosophical and psychological approach to the subject of gender relations, representing Weininger's attempt to solve the "woman problem" and redefine the scientific study of gender differences, with Weininger argued for a view of gender differences as representing two heterogeneous Platonic ideal forms, namely the masculine and the feminine. | The work takes a philosophical and psychological approach to the subject of gender relations, representing Weininger's attempt to solve the "woman problem" and redefine the scientific study of gender differences, with Weininger argued for a view of gender differences as representing mixtures of two heterogeneous Platonic ideal forms, namely the masculine and the feminine. | ||
He also outlines a bi-sexual theory of gender that argues that spoke of sexual differences and gender as a spectrum, with individuals of both sexes exhibiting masculine and feminine characteristics, but with the typical male being characterized by masculinity and the typical woman being characterized by femininity. Much of his work anticipated the work of Sigmund Freud, in particular his bisexual theory of sex differences, though Freud had harshly criticized his work when Weininger brought it before him for review. | He also outlines a bi-sexual theory of gender that argues that spoke of sexual differences and gender as a spectrum, with individuals of both sexes exhibiting masculine and feminine characteristics, but with the typical male being characterized by masculinity and the typical woman being characterized by femininity. Much of his work anticipated the work of Sigmund Freud, in particular his bisexual theory of sex differences, though Freud had harshly criticized his work when Weininger brought it before him for review. | ||