Feminist metaphysics

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Feminist metaphysics aims to question how inquiries and answers in the field of metaphysics have supported sexism. Feminist metaphysics overlaps with fields such as the philosophy of mind and philosophy of self.[1] Feminist metaphysicians such as Sally Haslanger,[2] Ásta,[3] and Judith Butler[3] have sought to explain the nature of gender in the interest of advancing feminist goals.

Another aim of feminist metaphysics has been to provide a basis for feminist activism by explaining what unites women as a group.[4] These accounts have historically centered on cisgender women, but philosophers such as Gayle Salamon,[5] Talia Mae Bettcher[6] and Robin Dembroff[7] have sought to further explain the genders of transgender and non-binary people.

  1. ^ Haslanger, Sally; Sveinsdóttir, Ásta Kristjana (2011). "Feminist Metaphysics". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2011 ed.). ISSN 1095-5054. OCLC 224325075.
  2. ^ Haslanger, Sally (March 2000). "Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them To Be?". Noûs. 34 (1): 31–55. doi:10.1111/0029-4624.00201. ISSN 0029-4624.
  3. ^ a b Sveinsdóttir, Ásta Kristjana (2011), Witt, Charlotte (ed.), "The Metaphysics of Sex and Gender", Feminist Metaphysics: Explorations in the Ontology of Sex, Gender and the Self, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 47–65, doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3783-1_4, ISBN 978-90-481-3783-1
  4. ^ Bach, Theodore (January 2012). "Gender Is a Natural Kind with a Historical Essence". Ethics. 122 (2): 231–272. doi:10.1086/663232. ISSN 0014-1704. S2CID 143867213.
  5. ^ Salamon, Gayle (2010). Assuming a body: transgender and rhetorics of materiality. New York, NY: Columbia Univ. Press. ISBN 9780231149594.
  6. ^ Bettcher, Talia. Power, Nicholas; Halwani, Raja; Soble, Alan (eds.). "Trans Women and the Meaning of "Woman"". The Philosophy of Sex: 233–250.
  7. ^ Dembroff, Robin (10 August 2019). "Beyond Binary: Genderqueer as Critical Gender Kind" (PDF). Philosopher's Imprint. S2CID 111381570. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2020.