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Article #689Re: The "validity" of feminist philosophy
From: Randall Holmes
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:35
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:35
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In article <DAVIS.92Nov13115003@passy.ilog.fr> davis@passy.ilog.fr (Harley Davis) writes: > >In article <1992Nov10.165822.2107@guinness.idbsu.edu> holmes@garnet.idbsu.edu (Randall Holmes) writes: > > Except in extreme cases. Feminist epistemology is absurd, unless one > believes in "woman's intuition". The ways in which people know things > do not depend on their gender in any _philosophically_ relevant way. > >It's not so obvious. For example, studies indicate that women have >more a more sensitive sense of smell than men. If human pheromones >indicate emotion, and women are more sensitive to these pheromones >than men, than women could have more direct sensory access to the >emotions of those around them. I can imagine lots of ways in which >such an ability would be philosophically relevant. I can't. > >-- Harley Davis >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >nom: Harley Davis ILOG S.A. >net: davis@ilog.fr 2 Avenue Gallie'ni, BP 85 >tel: (33 1) 46 63 66 66 94253 Gentilly Cedex, France -- The opinions expressed | --Sincerely, above are not the "official" | M. Randall Holmes opinions of any person | Math. Dept., Boise State Univ. or institution. | holmes@opal.idbsu.edu
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Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.tek.com!uw-beaver!cs.ubc.ca!destroyer!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!natinst.com!news.dell.com!pmafire!mica.inel.gov!guinness!garnet.idbsu.edu!holmes From: holmes@garnet.idbsu.edu (Randall Holmes) Subject: Re: The "validity" of feminist philosophy Message-ID: <1992Nov13.163511.21301@guinness.idbsu.edu> Sender: usenet@guinness.idbsu.edu (Usenet News mail) Nntp-Posting-Host: garnet Organization: Boise State University References: <1992Nov9.183535.17268@husc3.harvard.edu> <1992Nov10.165822.2107@guinness.idbsu.edu> <DAVIS.92Nov13115003@passy.ilog.fr> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:35:11 GMT Lines: 32