What objections do feminist philosophers, such as Susan Bordo and Genevieve Lloyd, make to philosophers such as Descartes and Plato?
What will be an ideal response?
They claim that Descartes and Plato dubiously associate the mind or reasoning faculty with masculinity and the body with femininity. In this way Descartes and Plato can be understood on one level to be justifying male authority over women.
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1. is a falsification of nature. 2. modifies and molds nature. 3. is a mirror of nature. 4. has no relation to nature at all.
Self-interest rationales for helping develop poorer countries include all the following except
A) Creating markets for our products. B) Creating opportunity for indigenous peoples. C) Reduce terrorism. D) Preserve the environment.
What is the central thesis of the biocentric view, according to Taylor? a. Each organism is viewed as a teleological center of life, pursuing its owngood in its own way
b. All of these choices c. Humans are members of the Earth's community of life, as are all non-humanmembers. d. The Earth's ecosystem is viewed as a complex web of interconnectedelements.
Determine whether the following passage contains an argument; if it does, identify the main issue."It is indeed said that the Japanese work more than 2,000 hours a year, but this is not so. At Sony-and at Sanyo or Matsushita-the total is somewhere between 1,800 and 1,900 hours."-Akio Morita, chairman of Sony
What will be an ideal response?