The Meaning of ‘Woman’ and the Political Turn in Philosophy of Language
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E. Díaz-León
Abstract
In this chapter, I review some arguments for contextualist theories of the meaning of ‘woman’ and discuss and defuse some recent objections against contextualism. I also show how contextualist views can help to show what is at stake in the debates between trans-inclusive views about the meaning of ‘woman’ and so-called gender critical views. Moreover, I argue that normative considerations are the contextual factors that contribute to fix the referent of ‘woman’ in different contexts, and that in many contexts, normative considerations favor a notion of gender identity or gender as a class, rather than a notion of womanhood as biological sex.
Abstract
In this chapter, I review some arguments for contextualist theories of the meaning of ‘woman’ and discuss and defuse some recent objections against contextualism. I also show how contextualist views can help to show what is at stake in the debates between trans-inclusive views about the meaning of ‘woman’ and so-called gender critical views. Moreover, I argue that normative considerations are the contextual factors that contribute to fix the referent of ‘woman’ in different contexts, and that in many contexts, normative considerations favor a notion of gender identity or gender as a class, rather than a notion of womanhood as biological sex.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgements V
- Table of Contents VII
- Editor’s Introduction IX
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Part I: Analytic Philosophy and Social Involvement
- Analytic Philosophy as Philosophical Activism 1
- Conceptual Engineering and Neurath’s Boat: A Return to the Political Roots of Logical Empiricism 31
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Part II: Mind, Knowledge, and the Social World
- Political Epistemology 53
- Intellectual Vices in Conditions of Oppression: The Turn to the Political in Virtue Epistemology 77
- Epistemic De-Platforming 105
- Philosophy of Mind after Implicit Biases 135
- Ameliorative Inquiry in Epistemology 151
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Part III: Meaning, Politics, and Identity
- Tackling Verbal Derogation: Linguistic Meaning, Social Meaning and Constructive Contestation 173
- The Power to Shape Contexts: The Transmission of Descriptive and Evaluative Contents 199
- Hermeneutical Injustice and Conceptual Landscaping: The Benefits and Responsibilities of Expanding Conceptual Landscaping beyond Failure Reparation 211
- The Meaning of ‘Woman’ and the Political Turn in Philosophy of Language 229
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Part IV: Epistemology and Polarization
- Affective Polarization and Testimonial and Discursive Injustice 257
- Philosophical Considerations of Political Polarization 279
- Notes on Contributors 299
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgements V
- Table of Contents VII
- Editor’s Introduction IX
-
Part I: Analytic Philosophy and Social Involvement
- Analytic Philosophy as Philosophical Activism 1
- Conceptual Engineering and Neurath’s Boat: A Return to the Political Roots of Logical Empiricism 31
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Part II: Mind, Knowledge, and the Social World
- Political Epistemology 53
- Intellectual Vices in Conditions of Oppression: The Turn to the Political in Virtue Epistemology 77
- Epistemic De-Platforming 105
- Philosophy of Mind after Implicit Biases 135
- Ameliorative Inquiry in Epistemology 151
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Part III: Meaning, Politics, and Identity
- Tackling Verbal Derogation: Linguistic Meaning, Social Meaning and Constructive Contestation 173
- The Power to Shape Contexts: The Transmission of Descriptive and Evaluative Contents 199
- Hermeneutical Injustice and Conceptual Landscaping: The Benefits and Responsibilities of Expanding Conceptual Landscaping beyond Failure Reparation 211
- The Meaning of ‘Woman’ and the Political Turn in Philosophy of Language 229
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Part IV: Epistemology and Polarization
- Affective Polarization and Testimonial and Discursive Injustice 257
- Philosophical Considerations of Political Polarization 279
- Notes on Contributors 299
- Index 303
