It must be admitted that women have but little sense of justice, and this is no doubt connected with the preponderance of envy in their mental life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freud claims women have less sense of justice due to envy in their mental lives.
- In plain terms
- Women lack justice because they are envious.
- What can you take from it?
- Envy affects sense of justice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is this view accurate?
- How does envy shape justice?
Another view
This statement is widely criticized as sexist and unscientific.
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