Sex Matters - Essays in Gender-Critical Philosophy

Sex Matters addresses a cluster of related questions that arise from the tension between rights based on sex and rights based on gender identity. Topics discussed include what gender is, what policies should be for inclusion in women-only spaces, and whether gender-critical speech is 'hate speech'.

List of contents

• Acknowledgements


• Preface


• Some notes on language


• Part I: Theory


• 1: Ending Sex-Based Oppression: Transitional Pathways


• 2: Gender: What Is It, And What Do They Want It To Be?


• 3: Do Arguments For 'Trans Women Are Women' Succeed?


• Part II: Policy


• 4: Women-Only Spaces And The Right To Exclude


• 5: Sex Self-Identification And Costly Signals Of Assurance


• 6: The Never-Ending Dispute Over Public Bathrooms


• Part III: Speech


• 7: Is 'TERF' A Slur?


• 8: Is Gender-Critical Speech Hate Speech?


• 9: Is Gender-Critical Speech Harmful Speech?

About the author

Holly Lawford-Smith is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy, University of Melbourne.

Summary

Sex Matters addresses a cluster of related questions that arise from the tension between rights based on sex and rights based on gender identity. Topics discussed include what gender is, what policies should be for inclusion in women-only spaces, and whether gender-critical speech is 'hate speech'.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Holly (Associate Professor in Po Lawford-Smith, Dr Holly (Associate Professor in Political Philosophy Lawford-Smith, Holly Lawford-Smith, Holly (Associate Professor in Polit Lawford-Smith, Lawford-Smith Holly
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.07.2023
• EAN: 9780192896131
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289613-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social issues & processes, Feminism & feminist theory, Ethical issues & debates, Feminism and feminist theory, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Sexual Behaviour, Ethical issues and debates, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality