Individualized men recognize women as free individuals they desire recognition from

Evidence

The more the male becomes individualized and claims his individuality, the more he will recognize an individual and a freedom in his companion. The Oriental man who is unconcerned with his own destiny is satisfied with a female who is his pleasure object; but Western man’s dream, once elevated to consciousness of the singularity of his being, is to be recognized by a foreign and docile freedom. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 367

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Man defines woman not in herself but in relation to himself — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 13; Men turn to women to be recognized in their singular exceptionality — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 621; Man feminizes the ideal Other because woman is the tangible figure of alterity — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 383 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Men turn to women to be recognized in their singular exceptionality #corroborates (0.95) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 621
• Even voluntary womanly submission requires man acknowledge his need for her #expands (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 503
• Man feminizes the ideal Other because woman is the tangible figure of alterity #qualifies (0.72) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 383