Whether or not the reader be prepared to accept the conclusions and recommendations of the Swedish thinker, he must recognise that these conclusions represent the result of painstaking and scholarly thought and investigation. Daring and iconoclastic as they may be, the views of Ellen Key are presented with a calmness and philosophy of method that is absolutely free from any trace of sensationalism. The book, which is being distributed in half a dozen languages to a world’s public, must be accepted as a most important contribution to philosophic thought.
The introduction by Havelock Ellis, himself an authority on social problems, will help to make clear its purpose and character.
New York, January, 1911.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction by Havelock Ellis | [vii] | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| I. | The Course of Development of Sexual Morality | [1] |
| II. | The Evolution of Love | [57] |
| III. | Love’s Freedom | [107] |
| IV. | Love’s Selection | [140] |
| V. | The Right of Motherhood | [169] |
| VI. | Exemption from Motherhood | [200] |
| VII. | Collective Motherliness | [246] |
| VIII. | Free Divorce | [287] |
| IX. | A New Marriage Law | [359] |