Does Biology Have Anything to Contribute to Thinking About Sex and Gender?
Paul Grobstein
General Programs 290
Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges
5 October 2005
An alternative story
The "biology", from which follows ...
(addition 20 October)
Is a "scientific" story, ie is "assailable": reflects describable observations, has implications ... needs to be compared to other stories in those terms, accepted (always tentatively) if useful
- body is not distinct from mind or "self" but also is not co-extensive with either
- "self" is an aspect of brain function; it is not simply a resultant but has itself causal significance
- "culture" is not independent of "biology" but is built out of biological entities - it would be expected to display properties that relate to this underpinning and can not be manipulated independently of the underpinnings
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