[lit-ideas] Re: Girls Will Be Girls
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:53:37 EDT
In a message dated 5/27/2010 3:08:54 P.M. Argentina,
donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
1. Mr.X raises his arm
2. Mr.X's arm is raised
as resting on the fundamental distinction between a person's action (=
movement + intention, as per 1.) and mere bodily movement (where the body is
acted upon without the person's intention, as per 2.).
This, it seems, is the crux of the so-called "Philosophy of Action".
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Yes, part of HER problem was that her tutor was J. O. Urmson, at Corpus
Christi. "In the old days, I would have no females tutees".
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In the old days (I'm not saying they were BETTER days), Oxford girls were
reduced to SOMERVILLE. Similarly, at Cambridge, in Girton. Similarly, at
Harvard, in Radcliffe.
When I was at Harvard I had nothing better to do (I was staying on a hotel
on the water, in Cambridge, Mass., not on the Old Campus itself,
fortunately), than read a book called "The Harvard Book". It included some
brilliant
pieces, including a letter from a girl to the president of Harvard,
"I would like to become a student at your university".
The president replied, "I echo your sentiment; but your presence at campus
could only infuriate the rest of the students, which would be all male".
As a result, a new "college" was founded next to "Harvard" college,
called, "Radcliffe" college -- after a woman called Radcliffe.
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Grice liked to socialise with female, and female philosophers too. His
favourite female student was Judith Baker who has published a recent piece in
"Mind", acknowledging her 'tutor'.
Grice also liked Philippa Foot, and G. E. M. Anscombe, "in parts". His
favourite Oxford philosopheress seems to have been "Mrs. Jack". This is Julie
M. Jack, of Somerville, and tutoress of a few Griceians, including Anita
Avramides (born in the Bronx, but educated at Oxford under a male tutor,
Strawson, too) and a few others.
In general, "the philosophy of a female should not be distinguished from
the philosophy of a male"; but some people object that. "More female
philosophers are intuitionists than Dummettian".
Anscombe, for a time, considered a sex change. "But the idea to turn Geach
into a female soon dispersed".
Etc.
J. L. Speranza (male, etc.)
The Swimming Pool Library
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