The Potential of Emotions in Feminist Epistemology: Developing Jaggar’s Account By Tina Strasbourg University of Calgary Abstract In this paper I analyze the potential of Allison Jaggar’s suggestion that emotions in general‚ and outlaw emotions in particular‚ be incorporated into feminist epistemology. Jaggar advocates a standpoint theory of emotions‚ and suggests that the emotions of the oppressed in particular are helpful rather than inimical to acquiring knowledge
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Unfinished Business: Ghosts and Spirits The average person may think of ghosts and spirits as something disguised in a white sheet with holes for eyes‚ a ragged figure dragging chains and moaning. In addition‚ something floating through the air and that can enter and exit rooms without the need to open doors. This is an example of the way ghosts and spirits are usually described in stories or depicted in movies. It has been said that ghosts and spirits are souls that cannot pass into the next world
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Spirit of the Game Spirit of the Game has made Ultimate Frisbee flourish in the past 30 years. It mainly depends on the responsibility and sportsmanship of the players. If the players are fair‚ then there’s no need for a referee. Most Ultimate players respect and love Spirit of the Game. However for SOTG to work there are 5 main things to know and follow. The first rule is to treat others how you would want to be treated. For example‚ if you do not want others to cheat‚ then you yourself
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Outline and assess Feminist explanations of the relationship between gender and crime. (50 marks) Gender is on the agenda” wrote Francis Heidensohn (1989) Feminist definition of crime is that “crime is politically informed and linked to particular interests”– of men. Before feminism‚ women were invisible in sociological research‚ this meant that explanations for female recidivism saw‚ female crime as a ’special case’ resulting from sexual promiscuity and biological deviance. Biological explanations
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Feminist Criminology: How useful is it in its analysis of female crime? MSc Criminology and Forensic Psychology Feminist criminology emerged out of the realisation that criminology has from its inception centred on men and the crimes they commit. Although it can be argued female criminality was researched by Lombroso‚ as far back as 1800’s‚ female crime‚ it’s causes and the impact in which it had on society was largely ignored by the criminological futurity. Those Criminologist who did
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Feminism: Women’s Rights “Feminist criticism has its roots in a social and political movement‚ the feminist or women’s liberation movement‚ aimed at improving conditions for women” (Foss‚ 2004‚ p.151). The history of Women’s rights goes further back than what is actually recorded. The definition of women’s right is sometimes hard to articulate. “It is the equal opportunity concept: everyone has an equal opportunity to offer a definition of hopes that her or his particular perception of the situation
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1. When Annie Dillard says “I’ll do it in the evenings‚ after skiing‚ or on the way home from the bank…” she is referring to writing‚ and how writing is something that you have to take on completely and make it your whole life. 2. The most climactic event of Dillard’s narrative is when the female moth goes into the flame of the candle and her body is shriveling and crumbling away. She connects it with what she sees in the bathroom because the hollow body of the female moth didn’t crumble and became
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excitement Catholic Schools/ Spirit week is fast approaching its due date . Now being under the new prinicipal Mrs.Richie Green many CHS Goers are skeptical about the outcome of this year. Our news team was there to get some feedback .A Tenth Grader had this to say. “ I Believe that it will be hard for mrs. Richie green to top last years spirit week. It was awesome..but..we’lll see” . A twelfth grader also had something to say ‚” Im not worried about topping last years spirit week. I just want to have
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A Reflection on Holy Saturday Introduction Within Christianity there is a tendency‚ when it comes to reflecting on the events that occurred during “Holy Week”‚ to come to Good Friday and commemorate Jesus’ death on the cross and then to fast-forward ourselves and our thinking from His death to celebrating His resurrection on the following Sunday. Somehow the day in between‚ Holy Saturday‚ is often forgotten in this process. To many‚ Holy Saturday is just the day before Easter but as Cones puts
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2014 Spirit Houses When traveling to a new country‚ everything can look unfamiliar and foreign. During my trip to Thailand‚ it was not the luxurious dresses or the exotic fruit that caught my attention‚ but it was the beautiful miniature houses outside of homes and businesses. I would soon learn that these “birdhouse” looking structures were actually called spirit houses‚ and would contain the spirits of deceased loved ones. A spirit house can be simply defined as a house containing a spirit‚ although
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