Subject-Contextualism and the Meaning of Gender Terms

Abstract: In this paper, I engage with a recent contextualist account of gender terms (particularly, “woman”) proposed by Díaz-León, E. 2016. “Woman as a Politically Significant Term: A Solution to the Puzzle.” Hypatia 31 (2): 245–58. Díaz-León’s main aim is to improve both on previous contextualist and non-contextualist views and solve a certain puzzle for feminists. Central to this task is putting forward a view that allows trans women who did not undergo gender-affirming medical procedures to use the gender terms of their choice to self-identify. My goal is to investigate Díaz-León’s proposal, point out (what I take to be) several shortcomings of the view and discuss possible replies on her part.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Subject-Contextualism and the Meaning of Gender Terms ; volume:6 ; number:1 ; year:2020 ; pages:69-83 ; extent:15 ; Journal of social ontology ; 6, Heft 1 (2020), 69-83 (gesamt 15)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Zeman, Dan

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/jso-2020-0026
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022112513094759268000
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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