PHIL 1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 58: Gender Binary, Trans Woman, Radical Feminism
8 Sep 2016
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Bettcher trans identities & first person authority 2003. Transperson: mtf male to female, ftm female to male. Metaphysical questions: questioning nature of things or objects. How do you know you are or aren"t the same person as you were when you were 5, etc. Fpa: epistemology: fpa first-person authority, epistemology study of knowledge. Can we gain beliefs/knowledge from another person or do we have to figure it out for ourselves: avowals (mental states) seem to give the subject an epistemological advantage. Something only, i as the subject can know and have authority over. No need to consult evidence or prove it"s true. Avery welch philosophy/gender week 12 4/11/16 4/15/16. We can be wrong about our mental states, even if we are in touch with and right about reality as a whole. Avowals that are staking a claim in the social world in some way. Someone wanting to pursue a certain career: ownership, avowal claim with features of responsibility and ownership.
