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Fehlschlüsse über Rassismus

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 12, 2019 by RachelApril 12, 2019

Hierarchien, die dazu dienen, Menschen zu unterdrücken, wie Rassismus und Sexismus, werden von Fehlschlüssen aufrecht gehalten. Weiße Vorherrschaft – white supremacy – wird von zu wenigen weißen Menschen als System gesehen, weil wir Fehlschlüsse verinnerlicht haben. Um Rassismus als ein …
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Fallacies about Racism

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 7, 2019 by RachelApril 12, 2019

Oppressive hierarchies cannot exit without reliance on fallacies. White supremacy is maintained by racist ideas that seem to justify it. However, when we scratch the surface, we find that these ideas are relying on mental tricks rather than sound reasoning. …
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Overcoming Stereotypes Against Singles

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 17, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Here is the final version of my Master’s thesis, as approved by my committee and filed at SF State. Abstract In this thesis, I argue that stereotypes against singles can be understood as belief packages, which combine mental states that …
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Posted in Academic, Feminism, Philosophy, Singles By Choice | Tagged ethics of care, feminist philosophy, matrimania, Rachel A. Buddeberg, singlism | 3 Replies

Intentional Families

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on July 13, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Using pragmatist models of democracy as a two-strand entity that has to become part of our daily lives to fully function, i outline how we can design families to support the participatory strand. Following Dewey’s suggestion to evaluate “inherited institutions,” …
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Posted in Academic, Community Building, Philosophy | Tagged community, feminist philosophy, friendship | Leave a reply

An Ethics of Care Approach to Shame

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on May 31, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I can’t remember exactly how i stumbled on the topic of shame but once i did, i quickly realized that stereotypes have a lot to do with shame. One of the most prevalent shaming messages is the idea that we …
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Building New Communities

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 13, 2011 by RachelApril 24, 2013

Studying stereotype development led me to the idea that we could design our communities in ways that can help us create a more just world. To do that, we need tools that specifically address aspects of justice. In this paper, …
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