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[–] axont@hexbear.net 31 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

If you've never heard of Simone de Beauvoir that means you've never heard of Sartre which means you're not well versed in western philosophy at all, like you've barely read anything.

And also I thought reactionaries all knew about feminists like bell hooks, Eve Sedgwik, Judith Butler, and Andrea Dworkin? I thought reactionaries viewed them as like mortal enemies.

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

Reactionaries aren't really bitching specifically about 'feminists' as much these days. They just say 'woke' now.

[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

Reactionaries only know names that they've been repeatedly told are bad. The moment the repetition stops the association fades.

their mortal enemy is people with colored hair

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"I have not heard of an-" you're not listening or reading

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 28 points 3 days ago

MF hasn't read a book since 10th grade, and their last one was the sparknotes of The Great Gatsby.

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 37 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Ayn Rand stans in shambles

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 21 points 3 days ago

It says a lot that I didn't even think of her.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I have the feeling many in her fanbase haven't even bothered looking her up and realizing she's a woman, and a foreigner, at that. The name isn't stereotipically female so they might just assume it was a dude.

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

'A Russian woman educated by communists. An immigrant and a welfare recipient, sounds pretty damn woke'

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago

They always love a defector to reassure them about the superiority of American capitalism. yeonmi-park

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 days ago

but that's just a fiction writer not a philosopher

them probably?

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Simone Beauvoir? Simone Weil? Hildegard of Bingen?

I will admit that women philosophers don't get a lot of credit though.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

It's also one of the most male dominated academic fields outside of mint

[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

:geordi-no: "i have never heard of any female philosopher like, not one"

:geordi-yes: women philosophers don't get a lot of credit though.

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

In addition to all the usual suspects folks have mentioned, there are some more big names worth pointing out.

  • Elizabeth Anscombe coined the term "consequentialism" and was one of the most influential moral theorists in the history of the world.

  • Simone Weil wrote a lot of interesting socialist theory.

  • Martha Nussbaum (and her student Christine Korsgaard) have done tons of great work on both Ancient philosophy and moral/political philosophy.

  • Mary Wollstonecraft's work on feminism and equality was foundational to our modern understanding.

  • Nancy Cartwright was one of the best philosophers of science of the 20th century, period. A Dappled World is just brilliant.

  • Judith Thompson was a towering moral philosopher who wrote probably the most influential piece on abortion rights ever

  • Heather Douglas is one of my favorite living philosophers of science, and has some brilliant things to say about the relationship between science and society/values

  • Wendy Parker has some of the best recent work on the foundations of climate science around

There are so many. That's all just contemporary people.

[–] ComradeTolva@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I like Bart Simpson too but I wouldn't call his voice actor a "philosopher" :p

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Oh man, I never even thought of that. That is weird.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know that many female philosophers, and I recognize that as being my shortcoming rather than an indication of some essential quality of women.

That being said, top of mind, no googling:

  • Simone de Beauvoir
  • Hannah Arendt
  • Hildegard of Bingen

Checkmate, fragile males.

[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's because these people don't study philosophy at all, they're just shallowly aware of the popular ones. If one studies or especially reads modern philosophy works there are way more women doin' philosophy stuff.

[–] Afaithfulnihilist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"oh yeah? who is the female Einstein, checkmate leftist!"

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

My vote would be Emmy Noether.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

no way they could name more than two philosophers anyway lol

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

Soccer tees?

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 23 points 3 days ago

Not since Michael Jordan played baseball has such a career pivot been more coldly received

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Also, wasn't one of Socrates tutors a woman who was executed for the crime of being a woman and right?

Per standard liberal theory the blame for oppression falls on the victims

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Do you mean Diotima of Mantinea? She wasn't executed.

I think you might be conflating Hypatia and Diotima, or I missed a philosopher.

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nah, I am half remembering two seperate things and squishing them together

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Understandable

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Is that the n-word recording? 😬

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago

expert-shapiro its the p-word recording

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Riley Reid made a rap song where she drops a bunch of n-words. It's made everyone very uncomfortable.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To be ironic or? 😬 😬 😬 😬

[–] la_tasalana_intissari_mata@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean I expect little from her, especially with her methods of re entering the adult industry through OF, but still never expected that from her

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

And why exactly do you think little of her because of her being in the adult industry?

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 days ago

Not adult industry but that it seems like she's doing her own version of the bop house.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

he specifically mentioned her methods of using OF as the issue, not being in the adult industry

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

I mean I expect little from her, especially with her methods of re entering the adult industry through OF, but still never expected that from her

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 days ago

Idk if that makes it more reasonable why grok said it was Erica?

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago
[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Who in the fuck is Mister Serika Kirk?