Questions tagged [feminism]
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What is radical feminism? What "radical reordering" does it call for?
Wikipedia has this definition of "radical feminism":
Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts, while recognizing that…
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What are the major branches or areas of feminist thought?
I'm becoming interested in delving further into feminist philosophy and have come to understand that 'feminism' actually represents an incredibly rich and diverse set of thought.
So what I wonder is if feminist thought can be categorized into major…
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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 of philosophy have influenced and shaped popular…
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"Realm of Symbolic" - Feminist Philosophy Context
What does "realm of Symbolic" in the following passage mean?
1: Apparently it seems to me that the writer simply wants to say the "realm of philosophy" or the "abstract matters". As, the two questions which the writer has placed under this realm are…
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Evil Force in The Second Sex mentioned by Simone de Beauvoir
So I am reading The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvior. In page 30, she writes the following, which confuses me.
Indeed, beside every individual’s claim to assert himself as
subject—an ethical claim—lies the temptation to flee freedom and to
make…
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