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Naming the Subject

Who counted as a thinker, and the arguments that changed the answer

Wollstonecraft · Beauvoir · Gilligan · Fricker · 4 chapters · 13 min read

Who counted as a thinker, and who had to argue for it first.

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The Argument for Standing

  1. 01The First VindicationOn an argument that concedes the observation and takes away the conclusion.
  2. 02One Is Not Born a WomanOn the difference between a fact about a body and a position in a world.

Knowing and Caring

  1. 03An Ethics of CareOn a way of reasoning that a scale of moral development scored as immature.
  2. 04Who Counts as a KnowerOn why the person who has to survive a system often understands it best.