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Re: From Patriarchy to Sexism (was Re: incompleteabstractionvs.empiricism)


Margaret Trawick wrote:

> Carrol, you were accusing Diane of substituting a tautology for an
> explanation.  I think that was a wrong accusation.  Diane was saying that
> certain early historical developments formed the foundation for certain later
> historical developments.

What explained the early historical events. Unless you can explain them, they are
not an explanation of anything. That's the trouble with the genetic fallacy. It
catches you up in an endless regress. You have to explain sexism etc in the
present *in terms of causes in the present.* I'm really not interested in
exchanging Just So Stories.

Carrol
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