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Justin Weinberg
. January 26, 2021 at 1:35 pm 0

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Without getting into anything from your last paragraph - if the website in question were organized the way you suggest, it wouldn't fulfill its ostensible
Harrison Ainsworth on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

The website in question could escape this criticism easily. Suppose it is changed, or clarified, ever so slightly to collect reports of women's discomfort with men […]
Henry on New Fallacy Examples Sought for AI Project

Sorry Stephen, I think something has gone wrong with the display of the bottom link; the top link in the post seems to work fine,
Benj Hellie on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

Justin, I don't think the website is soliciting anything about trans persons "as such": there is no discussion of trans men; and the remarks on […]
Moti Gorin on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

Do the refugees sincerely claim to be Black? If so, then people who endorse a gender identity-like transracialism might say "of course such a site […]
Molly Gardner on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

My point was that we shouldn’t use Justin’s analogy because it conflates the question of (1) whether the website is bad with the question of […]
Benj Hellie on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

On 'transphobia': the attitudes expressed on the website do not appear to be directed at transmen; nor do cis males seem to be exempt from […]
Thomas Riggins on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

It always depends on the views. I said fire or educate; anyway my opinion was only about people who understand philosophy as you still seem […]
Moti Gorin on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

Molly, I agree with you about Justin's analogy. I think it doesn't work for the reasons you give. But clearly some people think the analogy does […]
Molly Gardner on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

I'm afraid I disagree. The problem with Justin's analogy is not that it "begs the question." The problem is that it is built upon the […]
Moti Gorin on Philosopher Launches Anti-Trans Website; Colleagues & Others Object

Maria, I don't endorse every comment that has been left on that site (I have not read all of them, though I have read quite a […]
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Molly, this is what I hinted at above when I mentioned transracialism and how Justin's hypothetical might engage with gender critical feminists if transracialism were […]

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