write an argumentativepaper in which you offer a critical evaluation of an argument or position.
“Your assignment is to write an argumentative
paper in which you offer a critical evaluation of an argument or position. You
should start by providing a clear and complete explanation of the argument or
position you are evaluating. Then should defend a high-quality evaluative claim about that argument. Choose
one of the paper topics below.
Paper Topics:
Black Feminist
Philosophy: Difference and Commonality
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Lorde, Collins and hooks (among others) argue
that feminist philosophy must be sensitive to differences among women and that
it has failed to do this. Further, they claim that that those who are most
disadvantaged in society have distinctive contributions to make to
understanding oppression and how to end it. Drawing on their work, carefully
explain these ideas. Then critically discuss the implications for feminist
philosophy.
Intersectionality and
Feminist Theorizing
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In her work on intersectionality, Kimberlé
Crenshaw shows that distinctive forms of oppression occur at the intersection
of different axes of oppression. Carefully explain Crenshaw’s insight. Then
critically discuss the implications of this for feminist philosophy.
Jenkins’s Norm
Relevancy View of Gender Identity:
·
Carefully explain Jenkins’s norm relevancy view of gender identity. She discusses her view in “Amelioration and
Inclusion” and “Toward an Account of Gender Identity.”
·
Consider an objection to Jenkins’s view. Here you might consider an objection by
Barnes in her “Gender and Gender Terms” or Dembroff in their “Beyond
Binary.”
·
Can Jenkins defend her view from the objection
you consider? Why or why not?
McKitrick’s
Behavioral Dispositions View of Gender Identity:
·
Carefully explain McKitrick’s behavioral dispositions view of gender
identity. She discusses her view in
“A Dispositional Account of Gender Identity.”
I will add that reading to additional course materials. (You can read a
summary of this view in Jenkin’s “Toward an Account of Gender Identity.” Barnes and Dembroff also discuss it.)
·
Consider an objection to McKitrick’s view. Here you might consider an objection by
Jenkins in “Toward an Account of Gender Identity,” Barnes in her “Gender and
Gender Terms,” or Dembroff in their “Beyond Binary.”
·
Can McKitrick defend her view from the objection
you consider? Why or why not?
Bettcher’s
Self-Identification View of Gender Identity
·
Carefully explain Bettcher’s self-identification view of gender identity. She discusses her view in “Trans Identities
and First-Person Authority” and “Trans Women and the Meaning of ‘Woman.’” (You
can read a summary of this view in Jenkin’s “Toward an Account of Gender
Identity.” Barnes and Dembroff also
discuss it.)
·
Consider an objection to Bettcher’s view. Here you might consider an objection by
Jenkins in “Toward an Account of Gender Identity,” Barnes in her “Gender and
Gender Terms,” or Dembroff in their “Beyond Binary.”
·
Can Bettcher defend her view from the objection
you consider? Why or why not?
Barnes’s Defense of
Social Position Accounts of Gender
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Carefully explain how Barnes thinks that social
position accounts of gender should be understood.
·
Consider an objection to Barnes’s view. You might consider an objection by Dembroff
in their “Beyond Binary.”
·
Can Barnes defend her view from the objection
you consider? Why or why not?
Dembroff’s View of
Genderqueer as a Critical Gender Kind
·
Carefully explain Dembroff’s view of genderqueer
as a critical gender kind.
·
Consider an objection to their view.
·
Can Dembroff defend their view from the
objection you consider?
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