Category Archives: Feminism

Ethics in Real Life

I’ve been thinking a lot about ethics lately. No, not the book variety. No, I am not writing a paper on ethics. It’s ethics in real life. You know, something like: Is getting $450 per week worth a little lie … Continue reading

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Violence against Women

I’ve come across two disturbing newsarticles in the last week or so: A BBC report on a study of children’s responses to questions about partner-violence and a report that despite falling homocide rates, women are increasingly being killed by their … Continue reading

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Memes and Language

I guess I should have known. After all, I’ve been following the Feminist Philosopher’s blog for a while. But it still came as a shock when I counted the number of women in my first graduate philosophy seminar. Four. Out … Continue reading

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Deliver us from Evil

“Deliver us from Evil” is the title of a documentary that uses the case of one Catholic priest to unravel the whole story of Catholic cover-up of the extend of child sexual abuse committed by priests. According to Patrick Wall, … Continue reading

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Personal Change

This must be the year of change… The US President rode into office on a platform promising change (although he seems to be forgetting that). So, in keeping with this change theme, I’ve decided to change my life, or at … Continue reading

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Week 6: June 30 – Paranoia and Empire

Six weeks down and two weeks to go with $442 more to raise to meet my goal. Thank you to everybody for your support. Both monetary and verbal support are greatly appreciated. And if you’ve been meaning to help me … Continue reading

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