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i'm going to fail at putting this into words but i want to have this discussion: i have noticed that most popular philosophy focuses on detachment (stoicism, buddhism/taoism, rationality and abstract reasoning, etc) most of philosophy was generated in a time where women weren't allowed to contribute to the larger collective knowledge or participate in any educational system so my discussion/q is: if most philosophy originates from men, who historically view attachment (and therefor, emotion) as largely negative, what would philosophy be like if people more accepting of and in touch with their emotions contributed to the field of philosophy? is stoicism really a philosophy that can help you feel better, when most current research indicates that connection and community are the biggest predictors of life satisfaction? (my little research did show me that female philosophers focus on relationality, embodiment, care ethics, less abstract/universal philosophies, situated knowledge vs absolute knowledge, etc)
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The medium is the message, if the medium for philosophy is men, then it’s probably reflected in the output! This being said i think that these popular philosophies are ancient - male philosophers in recent centuries from Descartes , Kant to modern Foucault, Deleuze and current ones seem to have moved past detachment? Not sure So I agree that the issue is about what’s popular today - and I agree that these are male driven trends, especially stoicism in tech lol
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