Beyond Good and Evil · Chapter
Chapter 86 explained
A brief, aphoristic observation on the duality of women's self-perception, noting that beneath their personal vanity lies an impersonal scorn for the abstract concept of 'woman'.
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A brief, aphoristic observation on the duality of women's self-perception, noting that beneath their personal vanity lies an impersonal scorn for the abstract concept of 'woman'.
Themes in this chapter
Psychology as the Fundamental Science
The excerpt offers a sharp psychological insight into a perceived internal contradiction within women's self-regard, treating vanity and scorn as fundamental psychological drives.
Key passages
“In the background of all their personal vanity, women themselves have still their impersonal scorn—for “woman.””
Despite their individual self-importance, women harbor a deep, generalized contempt for the very idea of womanhood.
Highlights a psychological split between personal identity and a judgmental, abstract view of one's own kind.