
audiobook
GESCHLECHT UND CHARAKTER
VORWORT.
INHALTSVERZEICHNIS.
ERSTER (VORBEREITENDER) TEIL. DIE SEXUELLE MANNIGFALTIGKEIT.
Einleitung.
I. Kapitel. „Männer“ und „Weiber“.
II. Kapitel. Arrhenoplasma und Thelyplasma.
III. Kapitel. Gesetze der sexuellen Anziehung.
IV. Kapitel. Homosexualität und Päderastie.
V. Kapitel. Anwendung auf die Charakterologie.
The book opens with a quiet promise to look at the relationship between the sexes from a fresh angle. Rather than piling up isolated traits or cataloguing experimental data, it pursues a single underlying principle that could explain the whole contrast between man and woman. Drawing on everyday experience, philosophical reflection, and artistic observation, the author builds a step‑by‑step psychological analysis that feels both rigorous and intimate.
This early‑20th‑century study does not shy away from controversy; it questions common assumptions and even hints at a deeper cultural responsibility attached to femininity. Listeners will hear a thoughtful blend of empirical insight and speculative reasoning, meant to provoke reflection on how gender shapes both individual character and broader societal goals. The tone remains scholarly yet accessible, inviting anyone curious about the historical foundations of gender theory to engage with its arguments.
Language
de
Duration
~23 hours (1334K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2016-02-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1880–1903
Best known for the provocative 1903 book Sex and Character, this young Viennese thinker became one of the most controversial intellectual figures of his era. His life was brief, but his work left a long and uneasy trail through debates about gender, identity, and modern culture.
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