Women, Philosophy, and Identity in the 21st Century

Link to American Psycho video which is the video which appears when you search under the key words "women" and "philosophy" on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzz4QtbTu6M
Link to Camille Pagila article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/ten-great-female-philosophe...
QUESTIONS
1. How important is your gender identity [male or female] to how you see yourself in the world?
2. Is philosophy dead? Has it outlived its usefulness? If you answered yes, what do you think will take its place, if anything?
3 What are the most important influences affecting your ideas about the world?
4. In your opinion, what important changes will alter our world in the next three to five years? How and why might they occur? [Yes, these are guesses, so don't feel that you need to limit your imagination or the possibilities.]
CORRECTION:
I did find this video about Hypatia, when I searched for "woman philosopher":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaj-y872N_o

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[EpistemicDuty]

Rae Langton is a pretty cool philosopher. She is a Kant scholar (I have her book Kantian humility which is awesome) and a feminist philosopher. Here on youtube there is discussion with her on a radio program on pornography discussing her book sexual solipsism. watch?v=eAI9swyPjxI

[2bsirius]

@EpistemicDuty

Thanks for the suggestion...I have to admit that I don't know Rae Langton's work. I'll be interested to find out more so thanks for the link.

[ladyattis]

I think the person quoted in the video talking about philosophy being dead in the water is wrong. Much of what I've seen may not exist in the departments of philosophy or be published in journals focused on aspects of philosophy, but I'd say I've found more methodical analysis of philosophy online today than probably has existed in the last two decades as a formal practice/role.

And honestly, I've seen more women online being part of this process more than men.

[2bsirius]

@ladyattis

Your screen name is interesting. A lot of people who see might think that you are a woman.

So, it's your experience that a lot more women than are involved in discussing philosophy here on YouTube? I know of some very articulate women who are involved...but I'm not sure I think that there are more women than men involved. I must be missing out on their videos somehow.

[alovelytime]

i dont think we can escape sexism and discrimination. the situation was the same before the internet.

my mother was born before women even had a right to vote here in the states. that says it all far as im concerned. it takes generations to reach a level of equality due to the stubborn resistance, some purposeful most not, of old thinking.

philosophy aint dead, its getting more popular, which is good. the actual work of Philosophy is alive and well. humans can be quick learners.

[silversoul7]

I noticed Iris Murdoch absent from that list. We read a book of hers in an Ethics class I took in college. Anyway, I think that at least in the 20th century the reason that female philosophers don't get noticed as much is because a lot of them tend to be feminist philosophers, and thus their thought is lumped into the identity politics genre and they are thought of first and foremost as feminists rather than as philosophers.

[De4sher]

women have an important thing to philosophize about, in the 21th century: we're running out of oil. 3,2,1, go!

[unseenstrings]

I really like philosopher Patrica Smith Churchland. May I suggest that you do a search at thesciencenetwork org for Molly Crockett and watch the video of Pat and Molly discussing interdisciplinary approaches to the "mind" and the implications of recent findings of neurobiology.

Jennifer (YT User nine9s) hints at the reason she decided not to go into the "dry, stale" area of philosophy. Watch her video and see if you can apply what she says to the information you seek. (watch?v=Gn92xHcZ_7g)

[Colston]

3 My influences have been varied. Some of them have been philosophers. Mostly the existential ones. Malcolm X had a profound effect long after his death through his autobiography.

4. I think we are in the age of distraction for the masses. This will continue and deepen. Apart from a minority most folk's engagement with the world of ideas will become so shallow that it will be meaningless.

[Colston]

1. I can't say it has any importance. But then I don't know what it is not to be a man. I might answer differently if I were female.

2. Philosophy is very much alive for me as I engage with it. My nearest and dearest however wouldn't know a philosopher from Adam. It is dead to them in the same way that God was dead for Nietzsche.

[joesub007]

As far as philosophers are concerned why look at relics of a forgotten age who are treading what is now a barren path?

I recommend Chris Langan: watch?v=QA0gjyXG5O0

"The stupid person thinks he/she is as smart or smarter than the smart person and herein lies his stupidity. A lot of them call themselves CEOs. In order to succeed you have to learn to kiss up. Kiss your way up the ladder of success..."

His anti-disgenics idea is worth looking at. Implanting birth control, anti-rape in girls.

[joesub007]

philosophy will never die as long as there is conflict, unmet needs and wants, suffering and psychological trauma in the world. In short as long as there are human beings in their present unmodified state there will be a need for philosophy.

As far as the net making life go at a faster pace and making slow self reflection (philosophy) obsolete then let's take a closer look at the nursery tale of the tortoise and the hare. Being fast might get you killed and hurt a lot faster too.

[hume12345]

civil liberties will be eroded further. this will come about due to the pressure western governments are under to secure cheap, convenient energy for us to consume. iran will be attacked, georgia may join nato which may see russia begin an arms race. something america is desperate to start in order to address their trade imbalances.

the rise of nationalism\protectionism policies and far right groups.

[hume12345]

i think we take our cue from how others perceive us. we all subscribe to the path of least resistance.

philosophy is dead to the majority. most humanistic philosophies have to overcome human nature, unless their purpose is analytical and therefore educationally instructive.

nothing will take philosophy's place. it becomes revelant and irrevelant according to the times.

energy and world resources affect my world view greatly. on a personal level it has to be race related.

tbc