PHL243H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Eryximachus, Hyperbole, Presupposition
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Not just what would happen/occur, but what do people mean when they say something: scenario 1: a woman is manipulating another"s vagina. Maybe it then becomes erotic because the women are aroused. Etc. etc: scenario 2: a man is watching other men play football. Etc: with more knowledge about context, judgment changes, some more themes to be stressed, the language of sex: The vocabulary of sex: euphemisms and curse words: words often replaced with euphemisms/new words once the old ones become too closely associated with something inappropriate/improper, swear words come from both excremental and religious roots, e. g. Intercourse as pivmo: not an adequate characterization: pivmo: penal intramission into the vagina for male orgasm, can we keep method and doctrine apart, a guiding principle can provide a heuristic: An empiricist will attend to experience as well as reason; gender and sexual dichotomies not actually supported by either biological or social facts: a feminist"s attention will be guided by:
