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Katharine Jenkins — Can a woman have a penis? How to understand disagreements about gender recognition

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Ok, the title is clickbait. But, uncharacteristically of clickbait the article is about much more and it is important. The point is that gender is a complicated concept that does fit simple models like biological appearance. This is a point that Ludwig Wittgenstein sought to elucidate by applying logical analysis. The meaning of many words in ordinary language are more like family resemblances than essences. For example, many words have several entires differentiating the different uses in dictionaries.  The ConversationCan a woman have a penis? How to understand disagreements about gender recognition Katharine Jenkins | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham

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Ok, the title is clickbait. But, uncharacteristically of clickbait the article is about much more and it is important.

The point is that gender is a complicated concept that does fit simple models like biological appearance.

This is a point that Ludwig Wittgenstein sought to elucidate by applying logical analysis. The meaning of many words in ordinary language are more like family resemblances than essences. For example, many words have several entires differentiating the different uses in dictionaries. 

The Conversation
Can a woman have a penis? How to understand disagreements about gender recognition
Katharine Jenkins | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
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