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Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2011

Pages: 11-25

ISBN (Hardback): 9789048137824

Full citation:

Charlotte Witt, "What is gender essentialism?", in: Feminist metaphysics, Berlin, Springer, 2011

Abstract

In this chapter I distinguish among different theories of gender essentialism and sketch out a taxonomy of gender essentialisms. I focus primarily on the difference between essentialism about a kind and essentialism about an individual. I propose that there is an interesting and useful form of gender essentialism that pertains to social individuals. And I argue that this form of gender essentialism, which I call uniessentialism, is not vulnerable to standard, feminist criticisms of gender essentialism.

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2011

Pages: 11-25

ISBN (Hardback): 9789048137824

Full citation:

Charlotte Witt, "What is gender essentialism?", in: Feminist metaphysics, Berlin, Springer, 2011