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Which of the following best describes the distinction between liberal feminists and gender feminists? |
| | A) | While gender feminists focus on the social and psychological notion of gender, liberal feminists emphasize the biological category of sex. |
| | B) | While liberal feminists call for a society in which women are granted full intellectual and political participation, gender feminists demand a fundamental change in the basic structure of what they see as our male-dominated society. |
| | C) | While liberal feminists claim that women are superior to men, gender feminists claim that women and men are equal. |
| | D) | While gender feminists call for a society in which women are granted full intellectual and political participation, liberal feminists demand a fundamental change in the basic structure of what they see as our male-dominated society. |
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Which of the statements below characterizes what your text calls the Robinson Crusoe Assumption? |
| | A) | There is one universal human nature. Epistemology, therefore, is the attempt to describe the cognitive structures common to all individuals. |
| | B) | The acquisition of knowledge is primarily a project of isolated individuals, and this knowledge is independent of any social context and free of political implications. |
| | C) | The particular identity of a knower (including gender, race, class, and historical circumstances) is irrelevant to the production and assessment of that person's knowledge claims. |
| | D) | The ideal of rationality is that of pure objectivity, untainted by subjectivity or the emotions and interests of the knower. |
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What did Gilligan find as a result of her research? |
| | A) | When philosophers make claims of the form "We think. . ." they typically have in mind adult, white, middle-class, educated men. |
| | B) | Women's historical association with mothering has led them to develop capacities for responsibility and trust beyond those of most men. |
| | C) | Males and females tend to approach ethical dilemmas differently. |
| | D) | The marginalized status of women allows them to recognize many of the dominant structures of society that are invisible to men. |
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Which of the following best expresses Alison Jaggar's position? |
| | A) | Women are better knowers than men because they have a richer emotional life. |
| | B) | Women are worse knowers than men because their emotions tend to cloud their judgment. |
| | C) | Men are worse knowers than women because contrary to popular belief men are more emotional than women. |
| | D) | Women and men are essentially alike in their cognitive and emotional makeup so there's no noticeable difference in their capacities as knowers. |
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Which philosopher does Lorraine Code target as illustrating the Robinson Crusoe Assumption? |
| | A) | James |
| | B) | Gilligan |
| | C) | Descartes |
| | D) | Ruddick |
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