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This is in no way to position trans\* subjects as particularly at fault for reinforcing the gender binary; this is the hallmark of a reprehensible Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism bent on attacking those already ‘most hurt by gender’. (7/7)
— Helen Hester, Xenofeminism, p. 21
— Helen Hester, Xenofeminism, p. 21
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is in no way to position trans\* subjects as particularly at fault for reinforcing the gender binary; this is the hallmark of a reprehensible Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism bent on attacking those already ‘most hurt by gender’. (7/7)
— Helen Hester, Xenofeminism, p. 21
— Helen Hester, Xenofeminism, p. 21
...operate as ‘an arduous assertion of freedom against an order that seemed immutable’. (6/7)
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
...operate as ‘an arduous assertion of freedom against an order that seemed immutable’. (6/7)
However, XF would question the long-term utility of positioning these approaches as the primary form of trans\* politics, given that they mark a retreat from one of the most radical and emancipatory tendencies of transfeminism: its capacity to... (5/7)
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
However, XF would question the long-term utility of positioning these approaches as the primary form of trans\* politics, given that they mark a retreat from one of the most radical and emancipatory tendencies of transfeminism: its capacity to... (5/7)
...understandable given the perpetually embattled condition of queer and trans\* communities. Indeed, inevitabilizing one’s own existence is a pretty shrewd move when labouring to ensure one’s basic survival. (4/7)
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
...understandable given the perpetually embattled condition of queer and trans\* communities. Indeed, inevitabilizing one’s own existence is a pretty shrewd move when labouring to ensure one’s basic survival. (4/7)
Whether through a doctor or psychologist’s diagnosis, or through personal self-affirmation in the form of a social utterance, we have come to believe that there is some internal truth to gender that we must divine.’ Such concessions are... (3/7)
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Whether through a doctor or psychologist’s diagnosis, or through personal self-affirmation in the form of a social utterance, we have come to believe that there is some internal truth to gender that we must divine.’ Such concessions are... (3/7)
as if offering an excuse with nature’s blessing’. Problematically, the current ‘politics of trans liberation have staked their claims on a redemptive understanding of identity. (2/7)
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
as if offering an excuse with nature’s blessing’. Problematically, the current ‘politics of trans liberation have staked their claims on a redemptive understanding of identity. (2/7)
...infirmity of the greatest of the German professors. (5/5)
— Richard Rorty, Consequences of Pragmatism, p. 53
— Richard Rorty, Consequences of Pragmatism, p. 53
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
...infirmity of the greatest of the German professors. (5/5)
— Richard Rorty, Consequences of Pragmatism, p. 53
— Richard Rorty, Consequences of Pragmatism, p. 53
Heidegger's ttachment to the notion of "philosophy" -the pathetic notion that even after metaphysics goes, something called "Thought" might remain - is simply the sign of Heidegger's own fatal attachment to the tradition: the last... (4/5)
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Heidegger's ttachment to the notion of "philosophy" -the pathetic notion that even after metaphysics goes, something called "Thought" might remain - is simply the sign of Heidegger's own fatal attachment to the tradition: the last... (4/5)
The politics which one can imagine stemming from Heidegger's notion of technology'S relation to man are more awful than the apparatus of technology itself, and for neither Dewey nor Heidegger is there a way to separate that sort of relation to politics from "philosophical truth." (3/5)
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The politics which one can imagine stemming from Heidegger's notion of technology'S relation to man are more awful than the apparatus of technology itself, and for neither Dewey nor Heidegger is there a way to separate that sort of relation to politics from "philosophical truth." (3/5)
...people whose children will die of hunger unless that apparatus spreads over the rest of the planet). Tout commence en mystique et finit en politique. (2/5)
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
...people whose children will die of hunger unless that apparatus spreads over the rest of the planet). Tout commence en mystique et finit en politique. (2/5)
...sufficient critical effort. (7/7)
— David Bloor, Knowledge and Social Imagery, p. 56
— David Bloor, Knowledge and Social Imagery, p. 56
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
...sufficient critical effort. (7/7)
— David Bloor, Knowledge and Social Imagery, p. 56
— David Bloor, Knowledge and Social Imagery, p. 56
Nobody is a privileged source of truth; all claims must be subject alike to criticism and test … The style of Popper's thought resides in the insistence that progress can be made, problems solved, issues clarified and decided given... (6/7)
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Nobody is a privileged source of truth; all claims must be subject alike to criticism and test … The style of Popper's thought resides in the insistence that progress can be made, problems solved, issues clarified and decided given... (6/7)
Another aspect of the anti-authoritarian side of Popper's work is the image of the unity of mankind — in this case the 'rational unity of mankind'. No individual or type speaks with more authority than any other. (5/7)
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Another aspect of the anti-authoritarian side of Popper's work is the image of the unity of mankind — in this case the 'rational unity of mankind'. No individual or type speaks with more authority than any other. (5/7)
Our experiences may be quite misleading and the meaning attributed to an experimental result may change radically. (4/7)
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Our experiences may be quite misleading and the meaning attributed to an experimental result may change radically. (4/7)
Science does not subordinate itself to the authority of either reason or experience. Both are unreliable guides to the truth. What appears self-evident to the reason of one generation will be contingent or even false to the next. (3/7)
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Science does not subordinate itself to the authority of either reason or experience. Both are unreliable guides to the truth. What appears self-evident to the reason of one generation will be contingent or even false to the next. (3/7)
Science is a projection of this struggle for survival, but one in which our theories die for us. … On the negative side various sources of authority are criticised. (2/7)
February 1, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Science is a projection of this struggle for survival, but one in which our theories die for us. … On the negative side various sources of authority are criticised. (2/7)
The position here adopted is very different from the popular, originally Platonic, view of reason as a kind of 'faculty', which may be possessed and developed by different men in vastly different degrees. (3/3)
— Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 579
— Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 579
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The position here adopted is very different from the popular, originally Platonic, view of reason as a kind of 'faculty', which may be possessed and developed by different men in vastly different degrees. (3/3)
— Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 579
— Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies, p. 579
It leads to the view that we must recognize everybody with whom we communicate as a potential source of argument and of reasonable information; it thus establishes what may be described as the 'rational unity of mankind'. [...]. (2/3)
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
It leads to the view that we must recognize everybody with whom we communicate as a potential source of argument and of reasonable information; it thus establishes what may be described as the 'rational unity of mankind'. [...]. (2/3)
...arena in which knowledge is constructed. (4/4)
— Bruno Latour & Steve Woolgar, Laboratory Life, p. 36
— Bruno Latour & Steve Woolgar, Laboratory Life, p. 36
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 AM
...arena in which knowledge is constructed. (4/4)
— Bruno Latour & Steve Woolgar, Laboratory Life, p. 36
— Bruno Latour & Steve Woolgar, Laboratory Life, p. 36
Our use of creative does not refer to the special abilities of certain individuals to obtain greater access to a body of previously unrevealed truths; rather it reflects our premise that scientific activity is just one social... (3/4)
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Our use of creative does not refer to the special abilities of certain individuals to obtain greater access to a body of previously unrevealed truths; rather it reflects our premise that scientific activity is just one social... (3/4)