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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Knowledge
Rethinking the Western Tradition: Feminist Epistemology

True or False



1

Plato argues that women as well as men could be the leaders of his ideal society.
A)True
B)False
2

A common theme of feminist epistemology is that we must learn to accept the View from Nowhere Assumption.
A)True
B)False
3

Many feminist epistemologists criticize traditional appeals to strict dichotomies such as reason vs. emotion, objective vs. subjective, and mind vs. body.
A)True
B)False
4

Adrienne Rich maintains that often what's presented as objectivity is really just an expression of male subjectivity.
A)True
B)False
5

Genevieve Lloyd claims that the ideal of "the man of reason" in the history of philosophy has excluded women by equating the male and the rational and identifying the female with the nonrational.
A)True
B)False