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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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Is it ever acceptable to go by the principle of "guilty until proven innocent"?
I have been following the news about the current US administration reversing the Obama administration's policies on campus sexual assault.
The two opposing positions can be summed as following:
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What is feminist care ethics?
I've heard the term thrown around, but I haven't gotten a good explanation of the core tenets of that particular branch of ethics. Can anyone explain, in plain English, what it is?
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Is there a flaw in Spinoza's argument about gender inequality?
Spinoza, the 17th century philosopher wrote in his Political Treatise (Chapter XI):
"If by nature women were equal to men, and were equally distinguished by force of character and ability, in which ...
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