Sep 3

Jonathan Quong, "Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evalua ... Show More

1 h

Jul 10

Daniel Cohnitz and Jussi Haukioja, "Foundations for Metasemantics" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Metasemantics studies the foundations of meaning, asking what makes it the case that certain words have the meanings that they do. But what makes metasemantic theories true? This question has been all but ignored in philosophy of language. In this book, Cohnitz and Haukioja addre ... Show More

1h 5m

Jun 13

Philippe Huneman, "When Metaphysics Meets Biology: Kantian Approaches to the Concept of An Organism" (Routledge, 2026)

Central to modern biology and the study of life is the concept of the organism—roughly, a body with interconnected parts that make specific contributions to the development and functioning of the whole. There are competing organism concepts even today, but the 18th century was a ... Show More

1h 11m

Feb 2020

Ep. 235: Judith Butler's "Gender Trouble" (Part One)

On Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (1990). Is gender socially constructed, and if so, how? Butler describes gender not as an essential quality of a person, but as "performed," as habits of acting in certain ways in accordance with customs. Her idea of soci ... Show More

51m 37s

Dec 2023

#48. Ontology and Oppression ft. Katherine Jenkins

Alex and Tinka are joined by Katharine Jenkins as they delve deep into the captivating world of gender, identity, and the various social constructs that shape our lives. The way society is organised means that we all get made into members of various types of ... Show More

55m 39s

Sep 2022

The Genesis of Gender

What does it mean to be a man or a woman? And just as important in today's culture, how do we have civil, truthful, loving conversations about that topic? Seth and Tsh are joined by author and professor Abigail Favale to talk about those things. She's written a book that's taking ... Show More

51m 1s

May 2019

Kathleen Stock on What is a Woman?

'What is a woman?' has become a contentious question with practical implications. The philosopher <a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/127266">Kathleen Stock</a> gives an account of the category 'woman' and how we should think about it. She ... Show More

30m 9s

Oct 2025

HoP 477 The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and Gender

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.

20m 44s

Dec 2021

Using Math To Rethink Gender (encore)

Gender is infused in many aspects of our world — but should that be the case? According to mathematician Eugenia Cheng, maybe not. In her new book, x+y, she challenges readers to think beyond their ingrained conceptions of gender. Instead, she calls for a new dimension of thinkin ... Show More

13m 56s

Oct 2024

Is Gender a Personal Choice? | Girl Defined Reacts

Send a textEp. 191 - The issue of gender has exploded over the past few years. Can a man become a woman? Can a woman become a man? Should we support the trans movement? In today's episode, the two of us are looking back at one of our first YouTube videos ever where we ask the que ... Show More

41m 21s

Apr 2022

What is a Woman?

Zoe Strimpel asks the seemingly simple question 'what is a woman', but finds no simple answer as she explores the question through a brief history of feminist thought. She explores the ongoing controversy over trans women in women's competitive sport, and the reluctance of public ... Show More

9m 47s

Jun 2024

Emma Heaney, "Feminism Against Cisness" (Duke UP, 2024)

The contributors to Feminism Against Cisness (Duke UP, 2024) showcase the future of feminist historical, theoretical, and political thought freed from the conceptual strictures of cisness: the fallacy that assigned sex determines sexed experience. The essays demonstrate that this ... Show More

46m 18s

Oct 2025

Katharine Jenkins, "Feminist Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Katharine Jenkins offers an introduction to feminist philosophy, giving the reader an idea of what it is, why it is important, and how to think about it. She explores key topics such as gender oppression, beauty, objectification, and sexuality. Moreover, she considers questions a ... Show More

58m 20s

Charlotte Witt, “The Metaphysics of Gend...