Simone de Beauvoir is often remembered as a formidable philosopher, feminist theorist, and novelist—one who reshaped modern thought on freedom, gender, and ethics. Yet her legacy also resides in the complexity of her private writings. Beauvoir’s letters to Nelson Algren, long considered a source of discomfort for some and revelation for others, function as a […] The post STAMPS, SEX AND SECOND SEX first appeared on Blog of the APA.| Blog of the APA
Over the last decade, philosophers have paid significant attention to the topic of sexual violence. Much of this work is socially engaged, building theory from analysis of real-life cases and empirical work on sexual violence. Various philosophers have employed concepts from the social sciences, such as “unacknowledged rape” and “rape myths,” in analyzing epistemic problems…| Blog of the APA
In her 2023 Netflix special It’s Great to be Here, comedian Michelle Wolf makes two trans jokes. The second joke comes in the context of a segment that touches on themes of sexual violence and the racialized innocence of white women. Wolf mentions the statistics on femicide and notes “and then I heard about all…| Blog of the APA
