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Despite the fact that they represent very different philosophical schools, John Stuart Mill’s and Simone de Beauvoir’s approach to the question of women’s oppression is in some respects similar.  Both compare the subjection of women to other oppressed groups and both are also keen to expose ‘the logic of naturalization’ with regard to the status of women. 

(a) Describe Mill’s and Beauvoir’s comparison of women to other oppressed groups. Why do they make the comparison, i.e. what is its point? Pay attention to similarities and differences in their comparison and the reason(s) for the comparison.

(b) Describe how Mill and Beauvoir expose ‘the logic of naturalization’ in their texts and give an example from each text.

(c) Simone de Beauvoir describes women’s position as that of ‘Other’. Explain what de Beauvoir means by the label of ‘Other’ and reflect on the contemporary situation: is Beauvoir’s diagnosis still relevant? Give an argued answer.