Date of Award
5-9-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Dr. Peter Lindsay
Second Advisor
Dr. Andrew Altman
Third Advisor
Dr. Sandra Dwyer
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Christie Hartley
Abstract
Against Sally Haslanger’s influential position, I argue that gender is not needed to ensure the just treatment of sexually differentiated human bodies. Gender is only needed if the just treatment of socially important sexual differences is most effectively realized through the use of gender terms, such as “woman” or “man.” In light of this aforementioned condition, I assess the following phenomena: sex differences relevant to health and medicine, reproduction, and childcare. In all of these cases, compared to gender terms, non-gender terms, such as “female,” “pregnant person,” or “lactating person,” more simply and accurately capture the morally relevant features of socially important sexually specific phenomena. For this reason, I find that the gender is not needed for justice.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/6991164
Recommended Citation
Andler, Matthew Salett, "Is Gender Needed for Justice?." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/6991164