philosophy – Jaclynn Joyce

Ideological tyranny

I stumbled across a quote while taking my Continental Philosophy course this semester and it struck me as particularly relevant now. “We must not only punish the traitors, but all people who are not enthusiastic.”Louis de Saint-Just Granted, the bloodthirsty Jacobin was referencing the on-going throes of the French Revolution (and not so subtly declaringContinue reading ” Ideological tyranny “

Unsolicited (Philosophical) Dicks

As a student of women’s history, I find myself at times overwhelmed by the androcentric history (of nearly everything but particularly) of philosophy. For example, Descartes’ mind-body distinction, while not explicitly androcentric, is nonetheless understood to be androcentric when put in the context of Western culture where man is continually identified with mind (reason) andContinue reading “Unsolicited (Philosophical) Dicks”