tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559067786591506808.post7765127678203947374..comments2020-03-28T13:39:58.295+00:00Comments on Pagan Metaphysics: Foreshadowing DundeePaul Reid-Bowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305501394205279347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559067786591506808.post-34850499158973890502010-01-22T16:30:47.651+00:002010-01-22T16:30:47.651+00:00Paul: Sorry to hear the paper was rejected. I do h...Paul: Sorry to hear the paper was rejected. I do hope you still come. It is clear that Harman, Levi and many others (including myself) are interested in how this angle will play out. Also I do hope you choose to submit the paper to Speculations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559067786591506808.post-53338638281852697202010-01-22T14:25:11.774+00:002010-01-22T14:25:11.774+00:00Thanks for the comments, my interests in feminist ...Thanks for the comments, my interests in feminist metaphysics are diverse but tend to be focused on the new avenues of enquiry being opened up by feminist philosophers. I don't necessarily mean that feminist philosophers are doing metaphysics in a different mode or voice (qua Carol Gilligan with Care Ethics), but it is pretty clear to me that many of them are highlighting new issues for consideration (e.g. natality, sexual difference) and/or bringing forwards some new concepts and approaches for tackling old topics. <br /><br />Kai - yes, I'm a big fan of Grosz's work too, although I'm not familiar with Barad (I'll investigate). You won't have missed much on the blog, its rather patchy and experimental, initiated by my initial encounter with Speculative Realism earlier in the year.Paul Reid-Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305501394205279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559067786591506808.post-77147829281676054052010-01-22T05:09:34.660+00:002010-01-22T05:09:34.660+00:00(postscript - I should apologize in advance since ...(postscript - I should apologize in advance since I haven't been following this blog if you've already articulated a similar position)Kaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653090413477555277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559067786591506808.post-60720177443077860002010-01-22T04:54:06.297+00:002010-01-22T04:54:06.297+00:00This sounds excellent; I would love to read the pa...This sounds excellent; I would love to read the paper when it's done. I feel like the work of Elizabeth Grosz and Karen Barad, especially would also fit well in this work.Kaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653090413477555277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559067786591506808.post-31658322896352353642010-01-22T02:51:55.897+00:002010-01-22T02:51:55.897+00:00Paul,
Interesting stuff here. Wish I could atten...Paul,<br /><br />Interesting stuff here. Wish I could attend. Send a copy of the paper my way after the conference. Like science and technology studies, environmental philosophy, media studies, etc., I think feminist thought has, in many cases, been a privileged site in cultural theory for the rediscovery of realist thought. This is because the sorts of issues that are at the center of feminist thought cannot be reduced to issues of mere discourse, lived experience, language, etc. Here I have in mind issues pertaining to biological embodiment (not phenomenological lived embodiment, but the sheer facticity of having a biological body), the role played by technologies like birth control, the possibility of abortion, etc., etc., etc., institutional structures and how they impact bodies and so on. In a number of respects I think Haraway was attempting to think these sorts of assemblages. Clearly the semiotic and phenomenological domains cannot be abandoned here but if feminist thought is reduced entirely to these dimensions it will fall woefully short in addressing the questions it wishes to address.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com