I don't get the impression that reason has a gender. — Manuel
You are saying that you don't surmise that "reason has a gender" is that correct? — ArguingWAristotleTiff
On a serious not, though, it is true that even today (not even mentioning the Western tradition), women tend not to be too interested in these kinds of subjects. Not that most men are either, but proportionally it's still very skewed to males. — Manuel
Though if you look at professional philosophers today, there are more men writing than women. It might be related to the constant arguing and competition, as you point out. — Manuel
There’s absolutely no doubt that this is a man-centric forum. Women are welcome, of course, but just like in every other patriarchal culture strong women (think TimeLine) are not welcome. — praxis
While I agree that most differences in viewpoints, statements, and beliefs have nothing to do with reason itself and I myself hate "debates" whatsoever in my high school classes in which speech precedes reflection, I do think that in the patriarchic society in which backgrounds and perspectives are instilled to women by men, to recognize the necessity for some new kind of value, as long as this "newness" does not originate merely from the biological difference between men and women, requires a certain extent of inference and judgment - if that's how you define reason proper - upon women themselves.(B)ut I don't think this applies to reason proper, which includes judgement, inferences, deduction, etc
I am not sure you have met the other women of the forum, besides myself. But I think it fair to say that there are other "strong women" in addition to TimeLine that absolutely feel as welcome as any man might. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
If a man and a woman were in a fight and the woman was kicking ass, well, in this man's world that would just not be okay. Sure we can all cheer to the call for women's empowerment, but when you get your ass handed to you by a woman, that's too much. Equal perhaps, but not more powerful. — praxis
The sport that I regularly engage is very physical, entirely unregulated, and dominated by men. — praxis
I am curious as to what sport you regularly engage in... — ArguingWAristotleTiff
The thing is, in many examples you raised the proper values or at least reactions in accordance to the values can be directly taught without undertaking the due process of reasoning. — D2OTSSUMMERBUG
I believe that under such circumstance, the "random kids on the street" would divert the topic into mere racism and give a pc answer because that's the only way they've been instructed to reason, which is now doubtfully reason any more. — D2OTSSUMMERBUG
Whether we return to the original conclusion that we'd better call the police doesn't matter - it is our ability to recognize and approach the limit of rules and symbols which in modern times have developed to appear so comprehensive that really distinguishes fundemental reasoning and the rest. — D2OTSSUMMERBUG
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