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> Are you claiming that if my hit counter were written by a female, in a non-javascript language, then it would yield a different count? I'm claiming that if t
by jdp23 11y ago
> Are you claiming that if my hit counter were written by a female, in a non-javascript language, then it would yield a different count?
I'm claiming that if the experiment that involved a hit counter was designed and implemented by women, in a language designed and implemented by women, running on a platform designed and implemented by women, and the results were interpreted by a woman, it might well lead to a different conclusion about "objective reality".
And I'm suggesting that your unwillingness to acknowledge that possibilty is an indication that you're not doing feminist philosophy.
- yummyfajitas 11y agoYou seem to be moving the goalposts a lot. First you discussed sampling error and different observers, until I pointed out that these are the province of ordinary stats. Now you are discussing whether social experiments in an alternate universe might come out different. Of course they might. I don't claim to be doing feminist philosophy - given how rapidly the definition shifts, how could I possibly know if I am? I certainly do feminist philosophy as per your first definition (worrying about biased samples and observers), and I certainly don't do it as per your second (thinking about alternate universes).
- jdp23 11y agoYou mean, I seem to you to be moving the goalposts a lot. Earlier in the thread you mentioned that you have a hard time understanding philosophy that isn't presented formally, so maybe some of what's going on here. So, get outside your comfort zone, and try taking a step back and rereading the discussion with the goal of trying to understand, rather than win a debate.