PHIL 242 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Simone De Beauvoir, Existential Phenomenology, Feminist Theory

• School: McGill University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 242
• Professor: Alice Zoe Everly

Document Summary

Why the theme of materiality : emph. tangibility of feminism. Even theory deals w/ real stuff: brings focus to relation b/w theory and practice, highlights subtopics that prev. exis. on the margins of feminist theory. What is feminist theory about: x about debating legit. of the feminist proj. or pos. ; nor is it about imparting a uni ed doctrine: is about > engaging w/ feminist methodologies/ showing what possibilities they open up, what they have done, what they can do. Why do theory at all: often pl. in opp. to prac. This course will trouble that opposition: ask: where does theory come from, and what can theory do, fem: not only a critique; it"s a positive methodology that carves new pathways philosophy. The subtopics of the course: phenomenology/ embodiment. Critiques philosophie for ignoring the body + perception. Explores new insights gained through embodied perception: queer + trans feminism.