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In (feminist) ethics of care, in what way is being cared for a freedom?
In (feminist) ethics of care, in what way is being cared for a freedom? Suppose I care for my ill friend, presumably she is free to reject my concern, in a way I am arguably not free to neglect, in ...
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The pervasiveness of the moralistic fallacy in gender equality
I saw several discussions of chess results about men and women, where people claimed that the only reason women have lower ratings it's because they are under-represented, not even trying to examine ...
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Philosophy of feminism primary sources
Some areas of philosophy seem to have a standard list of primary sources to read, to trace through the arguments to roughly the present (e.g. the Locke / Berkeley / Hume / Kant train in the theory of ...
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Was Simone the Beauvoir's conception of woman as Other the first example of an individual's characteristic as a social construct?
I am in no way a philosophy scholar, I have only recently started reading "real philosophy books". I am currently reading Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex, and it is only the third or ...
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What does Talia Mae Bettcher mean by "semantic contextualism"?
In the paper Trans Feminism: Recent Philosophical Developments, Bettcher discusses the idea that it is hard to define the word "woman" and be inclusive of everyone that should be included (...
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In philosophy, why are feminism and transsexuality so controversial? [closed]
Is it possible for feminism and transsexuality to be discussed philosophically? Is this hindered by the domination of philosophy by males?
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Is transgenderism a radical rejection of feminism?
A woman can be an engineer; a man can be a nurse. A woman can be aggressive; a man can let a woman take the lead. A little girl can play with toy trucks; a little boy can play with dolls; A woman can ...
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Feminist linguistics?
So I've noticed commonly in young girls, they express themselves with words like: "I do not feel pretty." Upon noticing this, I find it tragic that the very framing of a problem to revolve ...
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The Historical Influence of Philosophy on Popular Thought: Did Early Feminism Draw Inspiration from Feminist Philosophy?
I've been pondering the relationship between philosophy and popular thought, specifically in the context of early feminist movements. It's fascinating to explore how ideas developed within the realm ...
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Can the sexual double standard be justified according to this logic/reasoning? [closed]
The sexual double standard is a social phenomenon where the sexual value of males and females are evaluated differently, based on their sexual history with sexual partners of the opposite sex.
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Is the use of feminist stories sufficient evidence to claim misogyny keeps women out of STEM fields? [closed]
Recently, I asked if multiple anecdotes are logically unsound in this thread:
Are multiple anecdotes still logically unsound?
The answer was anecdotes can be used correctly depending on the context.
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Question on Simone de Beauvoir's ”The Second Sex”
Could someone help break down this section from ”The Second Sex” by Beauvoir?
“Indeed, along with the ethical urge of each individual to affirm his subjective existence, there is also the temptation ...
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Philosophical/Natural Complementarianism
According to Wikipedia, 'Complementarianism' is a theological view that "men and women have different but complementary roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, and religious ...
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Need help with this paper on epistemic justice
What form must a theory of epistemic injustice take in order to successfully illuminate the epistemic dimensions of struggles that are primarily political? How can such struggles be understood as ...
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Simone de Beauvoir on woman's job and sex
I am reading The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir, and there are two quotes from page 92 struck me
A truly socialist ethic—one that seeks justice without restraining
liberty, one that imposes ...
