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"His [Frederick Sontag's] immense effort to understand, and in many ways empathize with at least some of its underlying motives can only be commended.... His arguments will help to convince the undecided who are philosophically inclined and his commentary provides a valuable antidote to mental confusion in the area he surveys."--Patricia Lanca, writer, former Member of the Portuguese Parliament, regular contributor to The Salisbury Review, London" "The Descent of Women is a thoughtful, thorough, and engaging overview of the main issues in the feminist philosophy. Its tone is humane and ecumenical. It should appeal to the fair-minded partisans on both sides of the contemporary debate over feminism."--Christina Hoff Sommers, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Frederick Sontag introduces a secondary thes is that the feminist movement should stop blaming all men fo r the long-suffering history of women. '